Jamila Main is an award-winning playwright making performance works where love and ferocity meet candor, joy, and humour. Writing and performing for the stage, screen, and livestream, Jamila is a “delightfully fresh powerhouse of talent” (The Advertiser) and “one heck of a theatre innovator” (Time Out Sydney).
Jamila returns to exploring autonomy both bodily and societally, creating spaces in which to craft community connection, and telling stories through queer, disabled working methodologies.
Jamila is most known for their plays 'Benched', 'Pillow Talk', 'How to Eat Rabbit', and 'Butterfly Kicks'. They completed a Masters of Theatre (Writing) at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2025 and present live work with Pillow Fight Theatre. As an actor, writer, and disability consultant, Jamila has worked with Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, La Mama, Darlinghurst Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Adelaide Festival, Vitalstatistix, and many more.
| HOW TO EAT RABBIT by Jamila Main |
| BUTTERFLY KICKS by Jamila Main |