Yellow Earth Theatre

Yellow Earth Theatre is an internationally touring theatre company based in London and established in 1995 to raise the profile of British East Asian theatre.^[1] The company also runs several initiatives to support and develop British East Asian talent.^[2]

The company has received national attention for its support of minority actors, writers and directors.^[3]

The current artistic director is Kumiko Mendl.^[4]

In 2011, the company began collaborating with Academy of Live and Recorded Arts to increase the number of East Asians attending drama school in the United Kingdom. ^[5]

History

The company was founded by Tom Wu, David Tse Ka-Shing, Kumiko Mendl, Veronica Needa and Kwong Loke.

Awards

Pearl Award for Creative Endeavour (2004)^[6]
Windrush Award (Arts Achievement Award to David Tse Ka-shing, 2004)
Sainsbury’s Checkout Theatre Award (1999).^[7]

Past and present productions

New Territories by David Tse Ka-Shing - September 1996 ^[8]
Behind the Chinese Takeaway - September 1997
The Whisper of a Leaf Falling by Philippe Cherbonnier - September 1998 ^[9]
Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter - September 1999 ^[10]
Play to Win - September 2000 ^[11]
Rashomon - October 2001 ^[12]
Face by Veronica Needa - February 2002 and 2005 ^[13]
Typhoon supported by Soho Theatre and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation - June 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 ^[14]
The Butcher's Skin by Luu Quang Vu - September 2002
Lear's Daughters by Elaien Feinstein and The Women's Theatre Group - November 2003 ^[15]
Festival for the Fish by Yu Miri - January 2004
58 by Philippe Cherbonnier - October 2004 ^[16]
The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen - November 2005 ^[17]
King Lear - November 2006 in the West End and Shanghai ^[18]
Running the Silk Road by Paul Sirett - May 2008 ^[19]
Boom by Jean Tay - October 2009 ^[20]
wAve by Sung Rno - October 2009 ^[21]
A Dream of Red Pavilions' by Jeremy Tiang - 2010 ^[22]
Why the Lion Danced by Carey English - January 2011 ^[23]
Dim Sum Nights - November 2011-November 2012 ^[24] by Kumiko Mendl, Claire Sumi, Victoria Shepherd and Thanh Le Dang. Performed by Oliver Biles, Matthew Leonhart, Tina Chiang and Louise-Mai Newberry.
The Chang Institute by Kumiko Mendl, Joseph Davies, Jessica Henwick and Thanh Le Dang- July 2012 ^[25]

References

External links

Yellow Earth theatre website

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