Talia Pua
Interaction and Play Designer
Playwright | Director
Talia is equal parts a performer and designer of playful interactions. Her body of work spans across multiple disciplines including, but not limited to, installation work, game and play, theatre creation and performance
She has worked with AUT, Geo AR, Britomart, MOTAT and Proudly Asian Theatre. She is also cofounder and Creative Director for Hand Pulled Collective, which produced their debut theatre production Pork and Poll Taxes at the Herald Theatre in August 2021.
Talia has a degree in Creative Technologies from Auckland University of Technology. She is based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
Achievements:
Playmarket’s Playwrights b4 25 2022 Winner for Pork and Poll Taxes
Adam New Zealand Play Award Finalist 2021 for
Pork and Poll Taxes
Playmarket’s Asian Ink, 2020
Best Design Awards 2020 Finalist for Tangita i Tāngita, Student Public Good category
Best Design Awards 2019 Gold Pin Winner for Continuum, Student Public Good category
Rush Digital Award for ‘Flip Matrix’, AUT Creative Technologies Awards Night, 2019
S23M Award for trans-disciplinary practice, AUT Creative Technologies Awards Night, 2019
Dux, Diocesan School for Girls, October 2016
2021 Finalist
