Ben Ellis / Valentina Levkowicz

Ben Ellis is a Gippsland-born playwright and columnist now based in London. His recent work includes an adaptation of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis for a Sydney Theatre Company and Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne) co-production (2005). His Poet No. 7 was selected for the 2006 Dublin Fringe Festival after its premiere in London in February 2006.
Read Ben’s blog: http://parachuteofaplaywright.blogspot.com/

Valentina Levkowicz is an actor and writer. Her theatre piece Ethnics a Go Go played successfully in both Melbourne and Sydney. Svetlana in Slingbacks was commissioned by Vitalstatistix and premiered in Adelaide in 2000. It has also played in Melbourne and Sydney. Her acting credits cover theatre, television and film.