NOMINATED FOR SEVEN STAGE BUZZ BRISBANE AWARDS:
- BEST INDEPENDENT PLAY (DRAMA)
- BEST LEAD PERFORMER IN AN INDEPENDENT PLAY
- BEST GROUP ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE IN AN INDEPENDENT PLAY
- BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT OF ANY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
- BEST LIGHTING DESIGN FOR ANY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
- BEST SOUND DESIGN FOR ANY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
- BEST EFFECTS DESIGN FOR ANY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
“If we continue to invest in these spaces of access and inclusion, we will cultivate more artists and develop broader audiences, proving that theatre is for all. As you watch, get comfortable with being uncomfortable. This isn't for the faint of heart, but if you stay until the end, I promise you won’t feel alone.”
—Egan Sun-Bin (co-director) on Scenes from a Yellow Peril
Dates: 9th - 24 August 2024
Venue: Diane Cilento Studio, Queensland Theatre, West End
Brisbane, Australia
Presented by The Reaction Theory as part of Queensland Theatre’s Door 3 Program
CREATIVES
Co-Director/Producer - Chelsea August
Co-Director/Producer - Egan Sun-Bin
Producer - Alyson Joyce
Associate Producer - Jess Bunz
Set Designer - Alex Riley
Costume Designer - Frances Foo
Sound Designer - Emma Burchell
Lighting Designer - Briana Clark
Video Designer - Imperfect Creatives
Stage and Production Manager - Petria Leong
Cultural Safety Consultant - Katrina Irawati Graham
CAST
Daphne Chen, Chris Nguyen, Peter Wood, Jazz Zhao
”Punches the audience with a sensory experience that matches the punch of the play’s politics.”
— Theatre Haus
“Scenes From A Yellow Peril bites into the rhythm and undulating energy of slam poetry, and Joe’s command of language and wordplay is sensational.”
—Back Street Brisbane
”It brought me joy and sadness in equal measure and I have no doubt Joe’s words – and the thoughts they prompted – will stay with me.”
— The Saturday Paper