Anchuli Felicia King

Anchuli Felicia King

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Representative Plays: 

Golden Shield (2019) 
White Pearl (2019) 


About the Playwright:

Anchuli Felicia King is a playwright, screenwriter and multidisciplinary artist of Thai-Australian descent. As a playwright, King is interested in linguistic hybrids, digital cultures and globalization. Her plays have been produced by the Royal Court Theatre (London), Studio Theatre (Washington D.C.), American Shakespeare Center (Staunton), Melbourne Theatre Company (Melbourne), Sydney Theatre Company, National Theatre of Parramatta and Belvoir Theatre (Sydney). Her play "Golden Shield" will make its Off-Broadway debut at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2021-22. King is currently a screenwriter on "The Baby," a dark horror comedy produced by Sister Pictures for HBO/Sky. She is also writing on TV projects in development for AMC, Sister Pictures, BBC Studios, Warner Bros, Netflix, Easy Tiger, Lucky Chap Entertainment, Hoodlum Entertainment and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Source: AnchuliFeliciaKing.com.au


Links: 

Anchuli Felicia King on doing research, then throwing it out, moral ambiguity, semiotic misfires, and Golden Shield (Ensemble Studio Theatre)