The Hungry Ghost

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Open Works Festival - Tickets now on sale
Open Works Festival - Tickets now on sale

As part of the Open Works Festival , the BESEA artists and companies New Earth have been supporting will present work developed through the programme. Tickets are now on sale.

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Samurai Othello: Sharing And Discussion
Samurai Othello: Sharing And Discussion

Drawing inspiration from the real life of African samurai Yasuke, New Earth Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe present a work-in-progress sharing of Othello, set in medieval Japan in the Shakespeare and Race Festival 2026.

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Associate Director for The Hungry Ghost
Associate Director for The Hungry Ghost

We are looking for an Associate Director for our production of The Hungry Ghost by Mei Leng Yew, which will be at the Bush Theatre Studio in October.

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Our strands

Creative Programme

We create theatre that reaches wider audiences while ensuring BESEA stories are developed with depth, complexity and creative ownership.

Artist Development

Our artist development programme supports BESEA artists at every stage of their creative journey, from emerging voices to established practitioners.

Sector Development

Our sector development work champions the hidden labour of anti-racism through research, formalises nationwide BESEA organisational support, and scales international co-production infrastructure through our peer networks.

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  • "You cannot be what you cannot see, and I didn’t understand that the thing I loved could be a career until I met working actors from New Earth Theatre who looked like me. Suddenly something just clicked."

    Mei Mac, Olivier-nominated BESEA actress

  • “I’ve never felt this happy or accepted in a theatre space”

    Academy student 2024

  • ★★★★ “… a rhythmic and expansive piece of theatre which showcases the best of (often underestimated) British East Asian talent.”

    The Stage