Isabella Leung

Playwright Theatre Maker Actor Clown Theatre Director

Isabella (she/her) is a playwright, actor and trained clown. She is an advocate for the representation of the East Asian community, and she speaks English and Cantonese. She is interested in creative work that includes: devising, writing, movements, poetry and storytelling.

W: https://www.isabellaleung.com/

Credits

Playwright and Theatre Director, A BOUFFON PLAY ABOUT HONG KONG, HOME MCR, 3 days, 2023
Theatre Director, HENRY VIII USED TO HATE US, varies sites in Lincolnshire, 3 weeks (scattered), 2023
Playwright, TROUBLE, Omnibus Theatre, 1 day, 2024
Playwright and Actor, NAKED SHOW, Vault Festival, 1 day, 2024

More credits: https://spotlight.com/0135-1209-6851/

Training

Philippe Gaulier School (France), 2017-2019
BA(hons) Drama, University of Manchester, 2008-2011
New Earth Writers Academy 2021
Told By An Idiot: Who's Writing This Anyway? workshop, 2023
BUTOH LAB CAMP (Romania) 2023

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Film - short
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Facilitating
  • Languages
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Cantonese (fluent), Mandarin (intermediate)

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