Welcome to New Earth Theatre

What’s new…

News
BESEA Reads on 14 and 15 July, 10:30am-4pm
Artist Development
feature, BESEA Reads
BESEA Reads on 14 and 15 July, 10:30am-4pm
Artist Development
feature, BESEA Reads

Our next BESEA Reads session will be a special edition geared towards helping BESEA playwrights who are applying for the Climate Playwriting Prize. Over two days, we will read 8 excerpts of plays being submitted for the prize and will give feedback.

Read more →
Artist Development
feature, BESEA Reads
Associate Director for The Hungry Ghost
News
Opportunities, feature
Associate Director for The Hungry Ghost
News
Opportunities, feature

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.

Read more →
News
Opportunities, feature
Constellation Creatives Drama Student Bursary
Bursary, News, Training, Sector Development
bursary, feature, training, Sector Development
Constellation Creatives Drama Student Bursary
Bursary, News, Training, Sector Development
bursary, feature, training, Sector Development

We are so proud to introduce Ashleigh Lai as our 2026 Constellation Creatives Bursary winner!

Read more →
Bursary, News, Training, Sector Development
bursary, feature, training, Sector Development

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.

Our 30th Anniversary Book is here!

Get your copy

  • "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