When Aixa Amarante Productions founded RepresentAsian, the question was simple: where are the Asian voices in West End musical theatre? Three years on, the answer is getting louder.
Hosted by EastEnders icon Nina Wadia OBE at the Lyric Theatre on 9th November, the concert brings together some of the most exciting Asian performers working in West End musical theatre today and gives three emerging artists their very first West End stage.
Olivier Award-winner James Hameed, celebrated for his extraordinary dual portrayal of Paddington Bear and the Young Man in Paddington The Musical at the Savoy Theatre, joins a stellar line-up including Nadim Naaman, Roshani Abbey, Soophia Foroughi, Hiba Elchikhe, Zheng Xi Yong and Mia Kobayashi. Alongside them, graduates from Guildford School of Acting and the Royal Academy of Music will perform on a professional West End stage for the first time.
All proceeds go towards a scholarship at The Boury Academy. Last year’s concert funded its first recipient. This year’s will fund the next one.
Complimentary chai from Dishoom on arrival.
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