Politics Aside

IN DEVELOPMENT POLITICS ASIDE

BY VIVIAN NGUYEN (SHE WRITES COLLECTIVE)

Olivia Lee is expected to retire at the end of her tenure as a celebrated Chinese-Australian politician. Through a shocking blindside that rocks Parliament, Olivia bets against all odds for the biggest seat - risking her career, relationships and livelihood. Politics Aside is a quest of empowerment and the inevitable harm of reclamation in a place entrenched with systemic pushback.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS - VIVIAN NGUYEN

Vivian Nguyen is an Asian-Australian playwright and actor, whose works explore race and class struggle. Her debut play was shortlisted for the Patrick White Playwright’s Award, and others were published as part of ATYP’s National Studio with Currency Press. She is an alumnus of Melbourne Theatre Company’s First Stage Program and was accepted into the Malthouse Besen Writers Group.