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$45 *

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1 hour 25 minutes

no interval, subject to change without notice

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.

Heartbreakingly personal, gloriously queer, furiously political and unexpectedly funny, Nathan Joe’s writing is devastatingly acute in its observation of the East-Asian New Zealand experience. I invite you to listen to Nathan; his is a vital voice we need to hear.

Jonathan Bielski
It brought me joy and sadness in equal measure and I have no doubt Joe’s words – and the thoughts they prompted – will stay with me.

The Saturday Paper
It’s a work of art that says – and often shouts – the quiet parts out loud.

The Saturday Paper

This production contains frequent coarse language, sexual references, depictions of violence, and discrimination and racism. It also contains the use of theatrical haze, dynamic sound including simulated gun shot sounds, strobe lighting and lighting blackouts.