Biography
Ray is an Ōtuatahi-based writer and performer, best known as the host and organiser of Late Night Poetry Hour – a celebration of poetry, feelings, and staying up past bedtime, which has run monthly at Little Andromeda Theatre since 2020. Ray has won the Christchurch Poetry Slam five times, and their debut poetry chapbook, published by Ngā Pukapuka Pekapeka, is due to be released in November 2025.
They have performed three solo comedy shows at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, including All This Crying Is Making Me Hungry, which was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2019. Wolf Play is Ray’s Court Theatre debut.
