Natesha Somasundaram
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​Writer

Natesha is a writer for television, theatre, and film.
 
Natesha wrote episode 6 of the highly acclaimed Netflix/Fremantle AACTA-nominated series HEARTBREAK HIGH (one hour of drama). They also wrote: an episode for the second season of Tim Minchin’s UPRIGHT (half-hour comedy) produced by Lingo Pictures/Foxtel; 2 episodes for the AACTA-nominated Nickelodeon/Fremantle action-comedy series ROCK ISLAND MYSTERIES; and several sketches for the Amazon original comedy series THE MOTH EFFECT produced by Bunya Films. Natesha’s other screenwriting credits include THE UNLISTED (Aquarius Films/Netflix), BIG WORDS, SMALL STORIES (Moody Street Productions/Telegael), and season 2 of GET KRACK!N (ABC).
 
Natesha was a resident playwright at Melbourne Theatre Company from 2017 to 2019. Their debut play JEREMY AND LUCAS BUY A FUCKING HOUSE (which they also performed in and co-directed) premiered to a sell-out season in 2017 and returned to La Mama in 2018 for another sell-out season as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. JEREMY AND LUCAS BUY A FUCKING HOUSE was nominated for Best Writing at the 2019 Green Room Awards. Their other plays have been performed at: Malthouse; Belvoir’s 25A; Melbourne Theatre Company’s Cybec Electric; La Mama Theatre; Play Writing Australia’s National Play Festival; Melbourne Fringe Festival; and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Natesha’s original play HELLO, WORLD! – a dark comedy about climate change for young people – debuted online in 2020 for Malthouse Theatre and was restaged for a live audience in 2021.
 
Natesha made their directorial debut in 2021 with their 3D animated short film EGGS CANNOT FLY, produced by LateNite Films with funding support from Film Victoria and Epic Games.
 
Natesha is also a performing artist, photographer, and essayist.