Annette Shun Wah
Annette Shun Wah is a published writer, actor, broadcaster, producer and theatre-maker with an extensive career in radio, television and theatre. She is currently Artistic Director of two arts entities that champion Asian Australian artists, Contemporary Asian Australian Performance and the Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival. Annette is a board member of the Sydney Theatre Company and serves on several advisory panels including Asialink, APT (Australian Plays Transform), ACIAC (Australian China Institute for Arts and Culture) at Western Sydney University; and the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University.
All essays by Annette Shun Wah
Our Asian Fairy Godmother
Most emerging and mid-career Asian-Australian performance artists call Annette Shun Wah their ‘Asian Fairy Godmother.’ Dig deep into the origins of any Asian-Australian theatre work over the past ten years and her influence will make itself felt: