‘Being Japanese, and [a] part of My Neighbour Totoro is massive thing’

Annakanako Mohri 🇯🇵🇬🇧

‘Representation matters!’

Lucy Park 🇰🇷

‘It’s amazing to be surrounded by so many people that understand me and my culture.’
Victor Itang 🇵🇭

‘It’s an honour to be with people who look like me, share the same experience as me, and help me rediscover and celebrate who I am as a BESEA actor’
Ronnie Lee 🇭🇰🇲🇾

‘It is important to realise there is a vast diversity even within our community - we are not just a monolith of the term 'Asian', there are specific cultural points that bond us and differentiate us from each other.’
Amber Lin 🇸🇬🇲🇾

‘To be acting with British actors from East & Southeast Asia is very empowering.’
- Jamie Zubairi 🇲🇾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

‘[It’s] a precious moment to shine a spotlight on the many artists from communities that continue to be severely underrepresented in our theatre industry.’
- Kumiko Mendl 🇯🇵