Milla Sutton

Writer Drag artist Actor Costumer

Milla Sutton is a recently graduated Modern and Classical Chinese student from SOAS, University of London. They use their language skills in various creative practices, including writing (Show Face Festival, Omnibus), acting (Mulan Rouge, Witches of Oz), and as their drag persona Bard The Beholder. As Bard, their work uses recycled costume, technology and live performance to initiate discussions about migration, colonisation, gender.

Credits

Actor (Mulan/Private Dancer/Major Inconvenience), Mulan Rouge, The Vaults, Oct 2021-Jan 2022. Witchez of Oz (Lion/Wicked Witch), The Vaults Sep 2022-Jan 2023.

Training

- Short Acting Course with Mount View Academy (2017)
- Queer Theatremaker’s Handbook by Wildcard Theatre, led by Tabby Lamb (June 2021)
- New Earth Theatre Performers Course (July 2021)
- Squint Playwriting Award (2023)

Location

London

Experience

1-2 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Fashion
  • Film - documentary
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Literature
  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • New technologies / digital
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Costume Design
  • Devising
  • Editing
  • Languages
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Prop Making
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Dutch, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese

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