Nora Vagi Brash was born in Dagoda village, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. She wrote her first play, The High Cost of Living Differently, in 1975 while working as artistic direct and actor for the National Theatre Company of Papua New Guinea. Which Way, Big Man? followed later that year. 

In 1985 she was awarded the independence medal for her play Taurama. The plays in this collection make use of Papua New Guinea’s three national languages, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin and English, and reflect the changes affecting life in a diverse society.