Yifan Wu

Writer Translator Dramaturg

I'm Yifan, they/them. Playwright, English-Chinese translator and also directs.
I write stories about animals, untold tales and magical realism.

Credits

Writer, Choking Game, Omnibus Theatre, 5 days, 2022
Writer, Choking Game, VAULT Festival, 1 week, 2022(cancelled)
Writer, Choking Game, Bloomsbury Festival, 2021
Writer & Dramaturg, The Slug Show, Camden People’s Theatre, 2021
Writer, Do Not Believe in Wagner, Peking University, 2017
Writer, Deliberate Arson of an Artist, Penghao Theatre, 2017
Writer, Deliberate Arson of an Artist, Art Museum of Tsinghua University, 2016

Training

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - MFA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media
Central Academy of Drama - MA in Drama (Theory Studies of Art)
Nanjing University of the Arts - BA in Literature of Drama and Movie
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - Mind and Body: A World in Translation
Soho Theatre Writers' Lab

Location

London

Experience

1-2 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Film - feature
  • Gaming and interactivity
  • Literature
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Dramaturgy
  • Game design
  • Languages
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Chinese

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