Caroline Yu

she/her

I'm a Chinese-Australian Director and Writer currently based in London. I like politics, new-writing and comedy. I especially love working closely with writers throughout the development and staging process. I like finding the funny and absurd in even the most serious and political of places.

I'm interested in phenomenons; and telling absurd, comical stories about the events, figures, histories, theories and policies that have shaped our collective and individual identities.

I have extensive experience in movement, design and devising.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Walking Cats, Network Theatre Vault Festival, 1 week, 2023

DIRECTOR, Roobaroo (Rehearsed Reading), The Space Theatre, 2 shows, 2023

DIRECTOR, Baby, What Blessings, Golden Goose Theatre/Old Red Lion/The Park Theatre, 3 weeks, 2022

DIRECTOR, MISHMASH FESTIVAL, LAMDA, 1 week, 2022

DIRECTOR, Essentially Black, Camden Fringe, 1 week, 2021

DIRECTOR, Yen, Carne Studio LAMDA, 1 week, 2020

DIRECTOR & DEVISOR, Boxes...? (A Short Film), ZOOM, 2020

DIRECTOR, Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area, Underbelly Edinburgh Fringe & The Other Palace, 4 weeks, 2019

DIRECTOR, Bastard by Billie Collins, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2019

DIRECTOR, Cambridge Footlights Pantomime, ADC Theatre, 3 weeks, 2019

DIRECTOR, Assassins, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2018

DIRECTOR, Amayonnaise: a standup show, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2018

DIRECTOR, The Language Archive, Corpus Playroom, 1 week, 2017

DIRECTOR, Boys, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2017

DIRECTOR, Rules for Living, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2016

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, 'The Garden of Words', Directed by Alexandra Rutter, Park200 Park Theatre, 4 weeks, 2023

JERWOOD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play', Directed by Roy Alexander Weise, Royal Exchange Theatre & Young Vic, 11 weeks, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, '4000 Miles', Directed by Richard Eyre, Minerva Theatre Chichester, 4 weeks, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons', Directed by Josie Rourke, Harold Pinter Theatre, 9 weeks, 2023

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, 'Cinderella', Directed by Eva Sampson, Theatre Royal Stratford East, 8 weeks, 2022

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/DEVISOR, 'This is Not a Show About Hong Kong', Directed by Max Percy, New Diorama Theatre/Underbelly Edinburgh Fringe, 6 weeks, 2022


ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Cherry Orchard, Directed by Helena Lymbery, LAMDA, 1 week, 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Laramie Project, Directed by James Kerr, LAMDA, 1 week, 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Spalding Suite, Directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, LAMDA, 2 weeks, 2020

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Directed by Rebecca Vaa, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2017

Training

LAMDA - MA Directing (2019 - 2020)

Bush Theatre - West London Playwrights' Group (2022)

Julie Harkin Casting - Casting Assistant (2021-2022)

Cambridge University - BA Laws (2016 - 2019)

Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club (CUADC) - Directors' Rep (2018-2019)