Darker: Podcasted Stories for the Waning Autumn Light

Noel teaches and researches screenwriting and performance writing at La Trobe University. He has written extensively for radio and television drama, and more recently, theatre. His most recent creative work, 'Mine', a theatre collaboration with Dr Angie Black (VCA), explores the devastating impact violence has on the lives of two young football players and their community. It will be given a rehearsed reading in early 2023.

Lakshmi is a graduate of the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre and Media Studies) at La Trobe University, and an emerging journalist and theatre-maker. Lakshmi Ganapathy (she/they) has performed at Melbourne Fringe, AsiaTOPA, Darebin FUSE and La Mama's War-Rak/Banksia Festival, and created content for La Trobe University, RMITV and C31. Recently, she played Kattrin in Damien Millar’s production of Mother Courage and Her Children, staged at La Mama Courthouse as part of the 2022 VCE Drama playlist. She is also a passionate arts advocate, helping run various campaigns to save theatre at La Trobe, and is the Secretary of the Australian Women Directors' Alliance.

Fiona has worked on stage, in television and film over her 30 year career, and co-founded The Other Tongue Theatre Company with Jane Bodie. She is also one of Australia’s leading voice artists, with many national brand campaigns to her name. Fiona has worked on stage, in television and film over her 30 year career, and co-founded The Other Tongue Theatre Company with Jane Bodie. She is also one of Australia’s leading voice artists, with many national brand campaigns to her name. Stage includes Yellingbo, Taking the Waters, Oil Babies, Construction of the Human Heart (nominated for 5 Green Room Awards, including Best Actress), Sensitive to Noise, and The Government Inspector. TV includes Tomorrow Tonight, Superwog, My Life Is Murder, 5 Bedrooms, Hamish & Andy’s True Story (Series 1 & 2), Back in Very Small Business (ABC TV), Wentworth, Offspring, 7 Types Of Ambiguity, Laid, Paper Giants 2, Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries, A Dangerous Method, Lowdown, Rush, Satisfaction, All Saints, Stingers, Secret Life Of Us, Frontline, Halifax Fp and Blue Heelers. Film credits include Noise (AFI Award winner), The Heartbreak Tour, Little Deaths and Roy Hollsdotter Live.

Paddy is the author of four novels, including the recently released Other Houses, and two collections of short stories. Her work has been published in ANZ, the UK and Ireland, USA and China. She has won a number of fiction awards and her books have been shortlisted for the Queensland and Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and the ALS Gold Medal, as well as being nominated many times in best books of the year lists. She has also written for stage, radio and film. A film of her short script was nominated for an AFI award.