Diyu Liu
Theatre director
Dramaturg
Theatre practitioner
Mr Liu Diyu is a theatre practitioner who focus on our collective memories, aiming to create something that will empathize with our generation. I was trained as an director and did most of my work as an dramaturg in Beijing. I concern about my society and people a lot, so projects I want to do is usually political and sarcastic. My work is mostly devising theatres which based on news reports, personal experience and researches which are important in our age. I pay special attention to actors' experience and their connections to the materials, seeing them as individuals in our society, not only actors.
Credits
China
Associate director, Happy Birthday, Poly Theatre, 8 weeks, 2021
Dramaturg, Golden Flies, Penghao Theatre, 4 weeks, 2021
Actor, Long Live the King, Elevator Underground Club, 3 weeks, 2021
Associate Director, Caeiro, Drum Tower West Theatre, 8 weeks, 2021
Dramaturg, Romeo and Juliet, Beijing Dance Theatre, 4 months, 2022
Dramaturg, IO, Aranya Theatre Festival, 8 weeks, 2023
London
Director, Celebration, Littlewood Blackbox, 1 week, 2019
Director, Yohohahi, Littlewood Blackbox, 1 week, 2019
Director, Biggest Fan, Online, 1 week, 2020
Associate director, Show in a week, Easting 15 acting school, 1 week, 2020
Training
East 15 Acting School, Directing program, MA