Erinn Dhesi
Erinn is a writer and performer based in the West Midlands, her work often revolves around themes such as social media, British Asian life and LGBTQ+ experiences.
She recently won an Offie Award for her audio drama QUEENS which was a part of THE WAVES, produced by Tamasha Theatre and Holy Mountain Productions. In 2021 she was selected to be part of BBC Writersroom – Coventry Voices. Her award-winning one-woman show WIGS SNATCHED, PERCEPTIONS DESTROYED at Vault Festival earned 4 star reviews. Currently she is an Associate Artist at Chronic Insanity Theatre.
Her short plays, monologues and rehearsed readings have been staged at The Young Vic, Tara Theatre, The Curve, The Belgrade Theatre, Oxford Playhouse, Derby Theatre, The Rep.
She has previously been part of the Soho Theatre Writers Lab (2014), the Tamasha Theatre Playwrights group (2018-19), the Kali Theatre Discovery Programme (2018), and the Belgrade Theatre’s Critical Mass writers group (2017).
Please tell us in a few words what excites you most about Foundry:
As a proud Midlands based artist, I’m so excited to learn about co-creation, facilitation, and community theatre work at the Rep. Have started my theatre career because of work like this, I’m so keen to understand how I can apply these skills to reach more people like me and encourage them to use theatre as a form of self-expression.”