Violette Ayad

Violette Ayad was born on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja to Palestinian and Lebanese parents. She is now based on Gadigal land where she works as an actor, writer, director, and voice artist. She is a 2017 NIDA graduate with a Batchelor of Fine Arts in Acting.

Her theatre credits include Scenes from a Climate Era (Belvoir), Oil (Sydney Theatre Co), Son of Byblos (25a Belvoir), Oil (Black Swan Theatre Co), Nearer the Gods (Ensemble Theatre), Elektra/Orestes (Hive Collective) Where the Streets had a Name (Monkey Baa) and The Players national tour (Bell Shakespeare). Other professional work includes Mercury Poisoning (KXT Broadway), Coram Boy (KXT), Revolt She Said. Revolt. Again, as well as new Australian plays Blame Traffic and The House at Boundary Road Liverpool, all at The Old 505 Theatre.

Screen work includes films Hero, Seeds of God, Breaking Plates and Nekrotronic as well as a role in the television series Prosper (STAN).

Violette received the Fringe World Emerging Artist Award in her hometown of Perth for her performance in the one-woman show My Father’s World (2014). Violette has worked in script development for Performing Lines Australia, Merrigong Theatre, Queensland Theatre Company as well as The National Theatre of Parramatta. She is also a member of The Equity Diversity committee.