It is with disappointment that we announce that our upcoming production of WORTH will not be coming to the Crucible in June 2023

Sheffield Statement

The sadness, the fear and the anger felt in our community cannot go unheard. The discussions around the model minority complex, the hypersexualisation of Asian females and the sinocentric attitudes towards the ESEA diaspora need to be listened to outside of our own circles.

Stop Asian Hate

Our first podcast Earth 2 Air aims to further amplify and champion stories of East and South East Asians in the UK.

Earth 2 Air

New Earth Theatre is setting up a BESEA Freelance Theatre Hardship Fund for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Freelance Theatre Hardship Fund

New Earth Theatre and Chinese Arts Now (CAN) have chosen Pamela Carter and Tobi Poster-Su to receive the inaugural Digital Theatre Commisssion.

Pamela Carter and Tobi Poster-Su receive Digital Theatre Commisssion

Originally published in The Stage. It’s no mean feat for a theatre company to survive for 25 years. Yellow Earth, founded in 1995, is today recognised as a leading producer of British East and South East Asian theatre.

New Earth will be a crucial voice for BESEA artists

Throughout the last decade, British theatre has led the world with regard to the Black, Asian and ethnic diversity on our stages. Many of those actors are now international names

An Open Letter to the Culture Secretary

Launched to provide mentoring for British East and South East Asian artists in the performing arts.

Rising Waves

We are pleased to announce Lucy Sheen has been selected to join the Freelance Task Force. It was Lucy’s experience in advocacy and her perspectives surrounding the BESEA freelance experience that led us to putting her forward for the Task Force.

Freelance Taskforce Appointment

Anti-Racism Touring Rider: BSL Version

We have signed up to the Anti-Racism Touring Rider, committing to actions that will improve working conditions within the touring sector.

Anti-Racism Touring Rider

We offer a range of stand alone workshops for schools keen to introduce students to East and South East Asian culture and arts.

School workshops

We create interactive character guides for children and tailored projects focused around exhibitions.

Museum projects

We can work with you to develop a project best suited to your school, college, community or organisation.

Bespoke workshops

Workshops

Create and present high quality British East and South East Asian theatre for everyone

Develop and promote the skills and talents of British East and South East Asian writers, directors and performers

Provide inspirational workshops for young people to learn new skills and participate in theatre

With a personal or charitable donation, or through corporate sponsorship you can play a part in creating a successful future for the best of British East and South East Asian performing talent.

Three women’s lives intertwine as they campaign for the truth against those who would rather it remain forgotten.

by Kyo Choi

The Apology

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To find out more about how to support New Earth Theatre please contact Kumiko Mendl or Lian Wilkinson via admin@newearththeatre.org.uk or call 020 8694 6631.

A unique audio experience, bringing food and stories from Lewisham’s Vietnamese community together.

The Audio Dining Experience

Sonic Phở

Uncovering the lives of Japanese women in the UK since 1945.

Tsunagu/Connect

Arts Council England

Esmée Fairbairn

Cockayne – The London Community Foundation

Foyle Foundation

Sir David Tang

Shaftesbury PLC

Garfield Weston Foundation

The Mercers Company

Sasakawa Foundation

Japan Foundation

Japan 2001

Good Earth Group

See Woo

Using puppetry, music and striptease, this is a show about diaspora, assimilation, and siblinghood.

by Tobi Poster-Su

Chang and Eng and Me (and Me)

Lupton Travel

Chung Ying Theatre

China Now

Heritage Lottery Fund

Arts and Business

British Council (Connections through Culture)

British Council (Shanghai)

British Council (Chongqing)

British Council (Hong Kong)

Visiting Arts

London Borough of Merton

ALRA

Regents University

Four exciting staged readings of new plays written by playwrights on our Professional Writers Programme.

New Earth Playreadings

Past productions

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New Earth Theatre is a national touring theatre company that places British East and South East Asian artists and communities at the heart of all our work.