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Lachlan Houen (he/him)

Lachlan is a director, lighting designer and actor living and working on Ngunnawal land. Currently in his final year of a BA (English) at the ANU alongside working in marketing and engagement at The Q, Lachlan has developed a deep passion for the performing arts.

His directing credits include The Laramie Project (2022), An Ideal Husband (2022), Mr Burns, A Post-Electric Play (2023), Lord of the Flies (2024) and Mojo (2025); his assistant directing credits include Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (2024, dir. Steph Roberts) and The Inheritance (2024, dir. Jarrad West). He is thrilled to be directing Every Lovely Terrible Thing at ACT Hub in August, and The Almighty Sometimes at The Q in November, which will mark the debut production of his newly-established theatre company, Off the Ledge Theatre.

Lachlan’s lighting design credits include Mojo (2025), If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You (2025, dir. Joel Horwood) and The Inheritance (2024, dir. Jarrad West), for which he was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design at the 2025 Ovations Awards.

His acting credits include Lord of the Flies (2020), Love and Information (2021), When the Rain Stops Falling (2022) and You Can’t Tell Anyone (2023), which won Outstanding Production (Community) at the 2024 Ovations awards.

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