Jo Randerson
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 mid 2025 and is already in its fourth re-print. Their short film Hey Brainy Man! won the NZIFF Patron’s Choice Award (co-directed w. Loren Taylor). In 2023 they received the Topp Prize for Comedy.
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