Overview
An uncomfortably funny and eye-opening look at racism and privilege – because laughing and squirming can go hand in hand.
From award-winning Chinese-New Zealand writer and poet Nathan Joe, Scenes From a Yellow Peril is less a play and more of a punchy, poetic mixtape of insights that explores the painful ways people are othered, yet refusing to be silenced.
Performed and created by a fresh, fearless ensemble of upcoming Queensland talent, the two-time QLD Matilda Award-winning production (Best Independent Production and Best Ensemble, 2024) offers a razor-sharp, at times darkly funny look at what it means to be of Asian identity in our current political reality; both here and in Aotearoa.
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Scenes From a Yellow PerilNathaniel Knight 
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Scenes From a Yellow PerilNathaniel Knight 
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Scenes From a Yellow PerilNathaniel Knight 
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Scenes From a Yellow PerilNathaniel Knight 
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Scenes From a Yellow PerilNathaniel Knight 
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Scenes From a Yellow PerilNathaniel Knight 
Cast & Creatives
- Cast Daphne Chen, Chris Nguyen, Peter Wood, Jazz Zhao
- Playwright Nathan Joe
- Co-Director and Producer Chelsea August
- Co-Director and Producer Egan Sun-Bin
- 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 Advisor Katrina Irawati Graham
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