Indian Ink Theatre Company

[1] Founded in 1996, Indian Ink's first theatrical production was Krishnan's Dairy, which went on to win the Chapman Tripp Award for Production of the Year (1997).

[2] Over the years Indian Ink's productions have been toured through New Zealand and overseas with presentations including Krishnan's Dairy, The Candlestick Maker, and The Pickle King.

[3] Its most recent production is Dirty Work: An Ode to Joy (2023).

[4] Kiss the Fish (2013) was heavily influenced by Balinese masks and gamelan and Rajan and Lewis had studied in Indonesia.

[5] New Zealand theatre-maker Murray Edmond has been dramaturg with Indian Ink.

Jacob Rajan (left), at his investiture as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to theatre, by the governor-general, Sir Jerry Mateparae , on 23 May 2013