🥁 aaaand last but certainly not least, we're ending our Incubator Artist Spotlight series with... Isabella So, Georgia Murphy & Lumen Hirata Smith!

This week's Incubator Artist Spotlight is on... Phoebe Shu-Ching Chan!

Coming up next in our 30th anniversary season 🎉 🎂

This week's Incubator Artist Spotlight is on... Rouge28 Theatre!

🎭 Theatre Makers Academy Liverpool: deadline extended to Fri 15 Aug 📢 In partnership with ‪@liveveryplay.bsky.social‬, this is a one-week course for BESEA creatives aged 18+ based in Liverpool who are interested in theatre and creating their own work. www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/theatre...

📸 Meet this summer's Performing Shakespeare Academy cohort! Here's what they had to say about their week together in London: "We created community." "As an actor, I am enough. I bring something unique to performing Shakespeare." "A reminder that WE are the industry."

This week's Incubator Artist Spotlight is on... Alisha + Alysha!

📸 Our New Earth Academies have officially kicked off, including Off Stage Academy Plus at New Vic Theatre Through Off Stage, we aim to increase the pool of Global Majority backstage talent by providing the opportunity to develop technical/production skills and work in a midscale, producing theatre.

This week's Incubator Artist Spotlight is on... Crossroads!

🎭 Theatre pals! Are you on the lookout for fresh BESEA talent? 🎉 Join us this Fri 18 Jul at 4pm for our Performers Academy Sharing, a brilliant afternoon of emerging talent and creativity at Royal Central School of Speech & Drama

Want to get to know our Incubator Artists better? We're kicking off our weekly series of Spotlight interviews with Dragon Boiz 😉

🥁🥁🥁 And the 2025 Constellation Creatives Bursary winner is Sunny Chung! Sunny is a writer/actor and soon-to-be graduate of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BA Professional Acting, 3 years, 2022 – 2025).

🎭 New Earth Academy is coming to Liverpool! We're bringing our popular Theatre Makers Academy to Liverpool in partnership with @liveveryplay.bsky.social

📚 BESEA Reads 🎭 Join us for our new series of informal play reading and discussion sessions, centred on the idea of ‘canon’. Through this quarterly series we will explore contemporary BESEA approaches to traditional Western texts, as well as established ESEA and diaspora ESEA plays.

We're thrilled to announce our Incubator Artists 🥳 As part of our 30th anniversary season, we've collaborated with 7 venues to launch our Artist Incubator, a 9-month programme providing a cohort of British East & Southeast Asian talent with support to develop their practice. The artists are:

Could you be our new General Manager? We're looking for an organised and business-minded individual to lead on our daily operations, HR, office & operational management. 📆 Deadline: Mon 23 Jun at 9am 🔗 www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/were-lo... #artsjobs #jobs #hiring

🎭 📝 Theatre Makers Academy Leeds is a week-long full-time course for Yorkshire-based East and South East Asian artists and creatives who are interested in theatre and creating their own work. You'll learn a range of theatre making skills including performing, devising, producing and fundraising.

🔦 Off Stage Academy Plus – Newcastle Under Lyme 🔨 A programme for early-career Global Majority backstage talent to develop their technical and production skills. 💸 Participants will be paid £200 + travel & accommodation

Thank you to everyone who applied to our Academies last week! Reminder that applications for our Off Stage Academy Plus and Theatre Makers Academy Leeds Academies are still open! Find out more: www.newearththeatre.org.uk/academies

Interested in applying to one of our New Earth Academies? Deadline is next week, Friday 2 May! www.newearththeatre.org.uk/academies

🌱 What is the correlation between colonialism and climate change? And what can we do with our skills as storytellers to help the planet? We've been chatting with Ailin Conant about The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh and how it's influenced our latest devised piece: (Re)Animation.

☕ Join us for our monthly Coffee Morning at our Mayton Street office! It’s a relaxed space for artists to drop in and chat with the teams from all the companies we share space with — Gate, New Earth, @painesplough.bsky.social and tamasha1989.bsky.social

Are you a drama school student of East Asian/Southeast Asian descent? Are you in your final year? We’re now accepting applications for the Constellation Creatives Bursary! Awarded to the individual who has demonstrated that they have the talent, skills and commitment to succeed as an actor 🧵

🎭 New Earth Academy is back! Free training to East & South East Asians aged 18+, designed for those with an interest in developing their performance skills and engagement with live theatre. Our Academy courses will take place in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Stoke on Trent.

📖 Want to become more climate literate in 2025? Theatre artist and environmentalist, Jennifer Taillefer, recommends these 5 books to get your started on your journey! 🧵

🌱 We've been chatting with Ailin Conant about (Re)Animation and how The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh has influenced our latest devised piece 🧵

🌱 Meet the cast of (Re)Animation, a devised work-in-progress piece that we'll be presenting on Saturday 29 March as part of Seedlings, a new climate theatre festival 🌏

🌱 Seedlings is only 1 month away! 🌱 Co-produced with @kalitheatreuk.bsky.social and @taratheatre.bsky.social, this new one-day theatre festival explores the impact of climate change in the Global South, curated by our British diasporic communities 🧵 More info in this thread ⬇️

We’re recruiting a Creative Engagement Associate to support the delivery of our community outreach and artist development projects. Deadline to apply: Fri 14 Mar at 9am Find out more: www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/creativ... #artsjobs #jobs

🎂 Looking for the perfect 30th birthday gift for us? Don't worry, it's not just about the money (although it doesn't hurt either) 💸 Here are some ways that you can help us grow for the next 30 years 🎉

Want to take part in our next R&D? You've got until this Wednesday 19 February to apply! form.jotform.com/250222482464...

🚨 New festival from us, @taratheatre.bsky.social and @kalitheatreuk.bsky.social 🌱

Want to take part in our next R&D for a new theatre production based on themes of organ donations? Devisers will be paid £200 for Manchester and £100 for Greater London and Newcastle. To apply, please create fill in this survey (deadline: Feb 19): form.jotform.com/250222482464...

Last month we announced our 30th anniversary season! There are many ways you can support us and help us grow for the next 30 years: 📱Shout about our 30th on your social media 🤲🏼 Volunteer at an event 🏃‍♂️Fundraise for us by getting sponsored for a race 💸 Or donate! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join our team in Hoxton! If you are a finance professional with accountancy qualifications or significant financial management experience and with an interest in theatre, this may be an opportunity for you. Deadline: Monday 10 Feb. Apply here: graeae.org/job/finance-...

Want to take part in our Living Archive Project? Deadline is Feb 3: www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/volunte...

📢 Calling all British East and Southeast Asian artists/companies in London: You will receive: 🔴 £2,000 🔴 Mentoring in fundraising, marketing & creative development 🔴 A residency in a London-based venue 🔴 A short work-in-progress performance slot in our Twisted Roots Festival in London

We're holding our second match-making Zoom tomorrow, Wed 22 Jan, at 1pm. Email [email protected] to join!

BESEA artists! Especially those connected to and based in and around South Yorkshire! Sheffield Theatres @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social is one of the venue partners for this incredible national project led by the brilliant team at New Earth. Deadline for applications: 05 Feb Share widely!

Living Archive Project 📚 We're capturing our legacy over the past 30 years through the New Earth Theatre's Living Archive project. 🧵 Find out how you can get involved ⤵️ Supported by the Victoria and Albert Museum and funded by Heritage Lottery Fund

JOB ALERT 🚨 @newearththeatre.bsky.social are looking for a Project Manager for their Living Archive Project, supported by V&A and funded by HLF. For more information head over to: www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/digital...

Are you a BESEA artist who's applying for our Incubator programme? Are you looking for a collaborator? Join our match-making Zoom on Wed 15 Jan or Wed 22 Jan (1-2pm) Please email [email protected] if you would like to attend. More info here: www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/associa...

📢 Associate Artist Callout: Seed Commission & Creative Incubator We're on the lookout for 6 BESEA artists/companies who will receive: 🔴 £2,000 🔴 Mentoring in fundraising, marketing & creative development 🔴 A performance slot in our Twisted Roots Festival www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/associa...

As New Earth Theatre celebrates their 30th anniversary, new Artistic Director Ailin Conant and Executive Director Lian Wilkinson announce their 2025 season of work

🦋 Our shiny new Bluesky account is here and so is our 30th anniversary season! 🎉 🎥 Ailin & Lian talk through the stunning season we’ve planned. We’re celebrating everything from our legacy, our brilliant communities across the country, to the future of BESEA theatre. youtu.be/xWWtXLRdr80