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 >>
Foreign Goods Last Forever 2: Visions Of England Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th April, 7.45pm Tuesday 25th April: Performance followed by post-show discussion 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… 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 >>
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 >>
Original piece written after a couple months of workshops with the Islington Youth Theatre. The final piece was put on with two other pieces written by Marcelo Dos Santos and Ned Glasier. Read More >>
AND OTHER STORIES: ADAPTATIONS OF WORK BY GEORGE ELIOT’S CONTEMPORARIES In response to the Orange Tree production of Middlemarch, the Orange Tree Writers Collective adapted short stories by George Eliot’s contemporaries. Four pieces were then selected for performance in an evening of work-in-progress performances. The four pieces included: The Shadow by Amber Hsu… Read More >>
Short audio play commissioned by the Royal Court Theatre. Produced for the Open Court Writer’s season to inaugurate Vicky Featherstone’s new tenure as Artistic Director. Royal Court Theatre :: Lost in Theatre includes five 10-minute plays by Alex Bulmer, Leo Butler, E.V. Crowe, Clint Dyer, Amber Hsu, Archie Maddocks, Abi Morgan, Nessah Muthy, Luke Norris and Penelope Skinner. “Firstly,… Read More >>
