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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
My First Short Drama for the BBC is now available to watch online. Please check it out! “The Match Girl” is a short monologue piece commissioned for “The Break” – a new drama collaboration betweenBBC Three, BBC Taster, and the BBC WritersRoom. You can watch it and rate it for the next… 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 >>
In 2014 I was awarded a Film London Award to direct my first short film entitled: Next Time. With a starring cast including Junix Inocian, Paul Courtenay Hyu, and Ella Serrano, Next Time is a richly shot, slice-of-life short that focuses on the small ironies. Born from a deep sense of nostalgia,… 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 >>
Live Lunch returns with six new plays. six writers have been commissioned to create short plays with British East Asian experiences at the centre of their stories to be performed live as lunchtime readings on Friday 19 June and Saturday 20 June at 1.15pm in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Working… Read More >>
