White Pearl
By Anchuli Felicia King
Directed by Priscilla Jackman
In the boardroom of Clearday cosmetics, beauty is only (white) skin deep.
In Singapore, it’s just another day at the office of Clearday cosmetics. That is, until they discover that their new TV commercial has been leaked online. The video goes viral for all the wrong reasons. Someone is definitely going to get fired.
Can the high-flying team at Clearday rise above their personal squabbles to save the company?
As they scramble to contain the fallout before the American market wakes up, the open-plan, glass-door office proves to be a nest of secrets, lies and resentments.
Anchuli Felicia King’s new play is a ruthlessly entertaining portrait of toxic corporate culture, casual racism and the complexity of pan-Asian relations.
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Dates17 JUN – 10 JUL
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LocationBille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre
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TimesEvenings: Mon & Tue 6.30pm, Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 1.00pm, Sat 2.00pm - Buy Tickets
- Buy Season Tickets
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Night with the Artists
Mon 28 Jun, 6.30pm
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Duration1 hr 30 min, with no interval
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AccessibilityAuslan Interpreted Mon 28 Jun, 6.30pmAudio Described Thu 8 Jul, 7.30pm
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Play briefing
Tue 15 Jun, 6.00pm
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Warning
This play contains strong language, adult themes, sexual references and smoke effects. White Pearl dissects aspects of race and culture and contains content that may be confronting for some audience members. Subject to change.
This play contains strong language, adult themes, sexual references and smoke effects. White Pearl dissects aspects of race and culture and contains content that may be confronting for some audience members. Subject to change.
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Dates17 JUN – 10 JUL
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LocationBille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre
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TimesEvenings: Mon & Tue 6.30pm, Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 1.00pm, Sat 2.00pm - Buy Tickets
- Buy Season Tickets
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Night with the Artists
Mon 28 Jun, 6.30pm
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Duration1 hr 30 min, with no interval
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AccessibilityAuslan Interpreted Mon 28 Jun, 6.30pmAudio Described Thu 8 Jul, 7.30pm
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Play briefing
Tue 15 Jun, 6.00pm
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Warning
This play contains strong language, adult themes, sexual references and smoke effects. White Pearl dissects aspects of race and culture and contains content that may be confronting for some audience members. Subject to change.
This play contains strong language, adult themes, sexual references and smoke effects. White Pearl dissects aspects of race and culture and contains content that may be confronting for some audience members. Subject to change.
Creatives
Writer Anchuli Felicia King
Director Priscilla Jackman
Designer Jeremy Allen
Lighting Designer Damien Cooper
Composer and Sound Designer Michael Toisuta
Composer and Associate Sound Designer Me-Lee Hay
Projection Designer Anchuli Felicia King
Voice Coach Amy Hume
Dramaturg Courtney Stewart
Cast
Soo-Jin Park Deborah An
Sunny Lee Cheryl Ho
Ruki Minami Mayu Iwasaki
Built Suttikul Nicole Milinkovic
Marcel Benoit Matthew Pearce
Priya Singh Vaishnavi Suryaprakash
Xiao Chen Lin Yin
The reviews are in
White Pearl: What to expect
Interview with Playwright Anchuli Felicia King
Play Briefing
Our Partners
White Pearl was first developed by Playwriting Australia through its National New Play Development Program and the National Play Festival in 2018.