Bundanon

Lives / works: Parramatta, Burramattagal Country

Nick Atkins is a writer and director. He is currently working on a commission with Performing Lines & Australian Plays Transform and completing a practice-based PhD program with the Creativity and Cognition Studios (UTS).  Prior to this he worked as director, new work for Q Theatre, chair of Theatre Network NSW, member of Create NSW’s Artform Advisory Board (Theatre) and as co-artistic director of Crack Theatre Festival (TiNA). For Q Theatre Nick has directed DAISY MOON WAS BORN THIS WAY by Emily Sheehan, AWGIE award winning YELLOW YELLOW SOMETIMES BLUE by Noelle Janaczewska and THE UGLIEST DUCKLING. As a playwright he was awarded ATYP’s Foundation Commission for his play WONDER FLY. Other plays include, A BOY & A BEAN (PACT, Q Theatre), awarded Best Performing Arts event at Mardi Gras, OUT OF THE BARS awarded Gasworks’ Playtime Initiative and BOOM which was presented as a reading (National Theatre of Parramatta, Sydney Festival).

In residence at Bundanon

A team of data scientists scramble to understand a glitch in their artificially intelligent chatbot that threatens to put an end to their studio and careers. The rogue chat bot lives inside and outside the performance offering audiences the chance to confide their deepest hopes or fears which in turn shapes the performance itself.