Theatre | ASB Waterfront Theatre | 21 June - 3 July 2022
written by Nathan Joe
directed by Jane Yonge
co-produced by Auckland Theatre Company, SquareSums&Co, and Oriental Maidens
Buy the script here.
“Scenes from a Yellow Peril is everything you'd hope from a young queer playwright of colour, but is somehow still entirely unexpected when you see it.”
Asian Media Centre
“Nathan has such a unique way of turning language inside out and forcing you to see your words from the inside.“
Jennifer Cheuk, Rat World Magazine
“Scenes from a Yellow Peril joins the likes of Wild Dogs Under my Skirt as great poetry collections reimagined as even better shows for the stage.”
Lana Lopesi, Metro Arts
“Somewhere towards the end of the show, it struck me how momentous this occasion is: a show that confronts racism and spins all its conflicting and messy feelings on its head.”
Cynthia Lam, Theatrescenes
“… a firecracker of a production that rips up the rulebook and sets a new standard of how far an ATC work can go.”
Ethan Sills, NZHerald
“Scenes from a Yellow Peril is the kind of theatre we should embrace fully and immerse ourselves in. It is edgy, deliciously dangerous, outrageously funny, and exciting to watch.”
Andrew Whiteside
“To create a piece so provocative, unconventional, and unapologetically angry held together by disordered order is more than rebellion; it’s revolution—the model minority myth turned on its head.”
Craccum Magazine