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Would you like to be more confident speaking in front of groups? Do you have a poem you want to perform? Or would you generally like to have more confidence and control over your voice and presence in a room? Using their theatre and MC experience, Jo Randerson will lead you through performance exercises to help warm up your presence, and to stay alive and authentic while you are in front of others. Please bring a short piece of writing, poem, speech, or just an introduction of yourself and your work.
About Jo
Jo Randerson ONZM (they/them) is an Arts Foundation New Generation Laureate, and the founder and artistic director of Barbarian Productions. They are an award-winning playwright, performer and writer (including a Robert Burns Fellowship, Bruce Mason Playwriting Award, and Auckland Fringe ‘Unf**k the World’ Award). Jo has published four books of short fiction and poetry and many plays. Their new nonfiction work Secret Art Powers was published in 2025 and is already in its fourth reprint. Jo’s show Speed Is Emotional is currently on tour, focusing on neurodiversity, creativity and parenting. In 2023 they received the Topp Prize for Comedy.