SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
David Tse Ka-Shing

General Manager
Pete Staves

Marketing Manager
Monica Yam

ARTISTIC POLICY
Yellow Earth Theatre was founded by five East Asian performers in 1995. The company produces work that explores universal themes from an East Asian perspective, celebrating cultural diversity through an integration of theatre skills from the East and the West. The range of work covers both new writing and the reinterpretation of classics, with an emphasis on exploring the links between contemporary experience and multicultural heritage. The company also runs educational workshops, residencies and community projects as part of its outreach programme.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Soaring moments of beauty.' Time Out (The Nightingale)

'A compulsive piece of theatre.' The Stage (58)

'Tse creates a magical world on stage.' The Guardian (Lear’s Daughters)

CURRENT PRODUCTION
King Lear Co-production with Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre. English/Mandarin bilingual adaptation of Shakespeare’s great dynastic classic.

FUTURE PRODUCTION
Running the Silk Road To coincide with the Beijing Olympics in 2008, a multi-media piece of international theatre to open in the UK spring 2008, touring Europe and along the Silk Road before opening in Beijing. A contemporary story of a sponsored run for peace from London to Beijing will be integrated with re-tellings of mythic and folk stories from along the ancient trade route.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Yellow Earth Theatre can provide a fully developed programme of workshops for each production, from physical theatre master classes to storytelling sessions inspired by the theme of the production. Up to 25 participants, all ages catered for.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 China (King Lear)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.