ABOUT

Krishna Istha is a London-based performance artist, screenwriter, comedian and theatre maker. They create socially conscious form-pushing works about taboo or underrepresented experiences of gender, race and sexual politics.

Most recently, they wrote on Netflix’s Sex Education (Season 4, Episode 3), and was one of the comedians featured on the Netflix Special Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda. In 2023, Krishna and their partner Logan Rea were recipients of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund, and made the short film SPERM DONORS WANTED! about their journey together as a trans couple trying to start a family.

Krishna was a Barbican Centre Open Lab artist (2021-22) and an Arts Admin Bursary Artist (2020-21). They were one of two shortlisted writers for the SKY Arts & Royal Society of Literature Writers Awards under screenwriting (2022), and came Runner-Up on Screenshot (2021) — a competition for comedy writer-performers hosted by Sister Pictures and South of the River Pictures.

Krishna’s most recent theatre show First Trimester (Five Stars, Whats On Stage) is currently touring, having done dates in London, New Zealand, Copenhagen, and Dublin, with more tour dates on the horizon. First Trimester was nominated for an Off West End Award (OFFIES 2024), under the category IDEA PRODUCTION: Experimental Theatre, and won Judge’s Choice Award at Dublin Fringe Festival. 

Currently, Krishna has multiple original television series in development and is writing their first feature film for BBC Films. 

Krishna has also shared their form-pushing practice through lectures, talks, mentorships and workshops for students at National Youth Theatre, Central St Martins, ALRA, Dones Visuals (Barcelona), and The Fabric Workshop and museum (Philadelphia, USA) amongst others. 

Agent: Tanya Tillet at The Agency