NATURAL BORN NOBODIES (musical theatre in development) Wouldst thou not rather be somebody for a day, rather than a nobody for a lifetime? book & lyrics by Amber Hsu music by Stu Barter Somewhere in a distant, faraway land of falling light, a cast of troubled youths wander amidst murderers… Read More >>
January 19th is publication day for Foreign Goods, an anthology of dramatic texts from selected British East Asian writers including myself, Kathryn Golding, Cathy Lam, Lucy Chau Lai-Tuen, Tan Suet Lee, Julie Cheung Inhin, Stephen Hoo & editor Jingan Young. The volume also contains a foreword by the acclaimed Asian-American… Read More >>
Three Tales from Ovid, retold by Amber Hsu, will introduce young audiences (8-11 year old children (upper KS2)to a special selection of three myths from Shakespeare’s favourite Roman poet Ovid. The stories introduce a host of intriguing characters, including the real Pyramus and Thisbe (whom Shakespeare turned into Romeo and… Read More >>
Thrilled to announce that I’ve been commissioned to adapt a selection of myths from Ovid for young audiences at the RSC! I have been a lifelong fan of the classic myths since I first discovered them in grade school. And I have been a great lover of Ovid’s Latin since my days… Read More >>
After a sell out show at Theatre503 in 2016, Foreign Goods returns with Visions of England, featuring fully-formed short plays by Chinese and South East Asian playwrights Amal Chatterjee, Kathryn Golding, Stephen Hoo, Amber Hsu, Julie Cheung-Inhin, Cathy Lam, Lucy Sheen, and Jingan Young. The night will include the UK… Read More >>
“What would a world without borders look like, sound like, feel like, and be like?” The Bunker has partnered with spoken word artist James Chelliah, playwright Firdos Ali, and the artists behind the Bhumi Collective to create a weeklong festival of theatre, spoken word, dance, music, and a few surprises along… Read More >>
It’s MUSICAL THEATRE time! Thrilled to announce I’ve been selected as one of 8 artists for the New Musical Development Collective’s inaugural Musical Theatre Writer’s Lab! (NMDC!) With a year-long residency model, NMDC is dedicated to creating, nurturing and fostering artists who identify as playwrights, songwriters, lyricists and composers; artists… Read More >>
I wrote a response piece to #Brexit for Artistic Directors of the Future. It will be performed at the National Theatre on Monday August 1st by Rebecca Boey & Directed by Jennifer Lim. Details of all the goings on are below. Tix for the full program of talks and artistic… Read More >>
Announcing new work! A collaboration with the glorious dance outfit Sharp & Fine run by sisters Megan Kurashige and Shannon Kurashige, Oakland based composer Aram Shelton, and our marvelous dancers–Sonja Dale, Chelsea Reichert, and Jane Selna. Please save the date! It will be a strange beast of a piece about a woman who… Read More >>
Thrilled to be writing a piece for The Big Idea programme for Martin McDonagh’s new play Hangmen. The Big Idea is a strand of work at the Royal Court launched during last year’s Open Court festival, offering audiences radical thinking and provocative discussion inspired by the work on stage. Writers were… Read More >>
