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The Hungry Ghost - Production Casting Call Out
News
Opportunities, feature
The Hungry Ghost - Production Casting Call Out
News
Opportunities, feature

We are looking for an actor for The Hungry Ghost by Mei Leng Yew for a production at the Bush Theatre in London in October. There is the potential for a tour in 2027. 

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News
Opportunities, feature
STAMPS Connects 2026
Sector Development
Events, Opportunities, feature
STAMPS Connects 2026
Sector Development
Events, Opportunities, feature

New Earth Theatre is excited to be taking part in STAMPS Connects 2026 at Shoreditch Town Hall this July.

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Sector Development
Events, Opportunities, feature
Climate Playwriting Prize: Script Development Table Reads
Sector Development, Festivals
Events, feature, News, training
Climate Playwriting Prize: Script Development Table Reads
Sector Development, Festivals
Events, feature, News, training

New Earth Theatre will be hosting 2 days of table reads for writers of East and/or Southeast Asian (ESEA) descent who are submitting a play for the Climate Playwriting Prize. This is to help with the development of the scripts.

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Sector Development, Festivals
Events, feature, News, training

Our work

Theatre

We create nuanced BESEA stories and share them with the widest possible audience.

Training

We provide free training and development opportunities for the next generation of BESEA leaders.

Beyond

We create opportunities to consider BESEA experience outside of traditional theatre spaces.

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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