Artists

Dr George Catsi is an Australian national award-winning performance writer, performer, academic and creative producer based in Sydney, Gadigal

He is the winner of an AWGIE plus the Kit Denton Fellowship for courage and excellence in Performance writing, and in 2024 was awarded the Inner West Council Citizen of the Year in recognition of his work saving Petersham Bowling Club and his pokie-free advocacy.

His PhD explored persuasive performance and selling of truth by evangelicals against a background of satire. He has written and performed his comedic memoir show Am I Who I Say I Am? across 4 seasons. Co-created, wrote and performed in the touring satirical comedy cabaret trio Gods Cowboys. George is a senior lecturer, in the Masters of Creative Industries at JMC Academy, and teaches Creative Intelligence and Innovation, Animation, and Communications University of Technology Sydney.

In Residence at Bundanon

Time in residence will be for a deep write on my full-length narrative non-fiction book. This a memoir, but not just of me. This book will take us into a positive community story of how Petersham Bowling Club became the model for pokie-free clubs in Australia. We didn’t just survive we have thrived.

This is my story about our story. I will lead us through my 19-year experience working as the President of the club and with my community to build a vibrant, thriving, accessible cultural hub from the bones of a failed bowling club.