Australian writer Zac James

Yirra Yaakin: Stand Tall is a Perth-based theatre company and artistic hub that's been telling Aboriginal stories since 1993. The company has commissioned and premiered more than 50 new major Festival presentations One of its playwrights, Zac James, is in Dunedin to talk about his work at the New Zealand Young Writers Festival. The company's thought-provoking productions travel around the world, while at home it aims to nurture talent on and off stage. Lynn Freeman chatted to Zac just before he took a workshop with young wordsmiths at the Festival: