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