they specialise in story-building and collaborative theatre making, with a heavy focus on character-based narratives.
they trained as a performer and theatre maker at east 15 acting school 2016-19. their work has won the untapped award 2019 and les enfants terribles award 2019, was shortlisted for the visionary honours award 2022, and featured as a BEAM top-ten pick in the stage 2025.
they have over 7 years of professional experience in musical theatre, comedy, historical fiction, biopics, and ensemble work, and have been commissioned to write musicals, theatre for young people, and narrative arcs for multimedia projects.
yoon approaches storytelling by placing the humanity of the craft at the heart of their process, which is collaborative, exploratory, and joyful.
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Inspired by true events, a group of women find themselves imprisoned in a Japanese-run internment camp during World War II, in present day Indonesia. Fighting to survive, they find community and hope through the formation of a choir.
This production is a radical reimagining of Bruce Beresford’s 1997 film of the same name, reframed to put the queer and global majority stories of these women at the centre of the musical.
The show is written in collaboraiton with Hugo Chiarella, Johan Amatsakio, composed by Naomi Livingston, directed by Mingyu Lin, and music directed by Nicola Chang.
With support from Neil Gooding Productions, Birmingham Hippodrome, The Other Palace, and York Theatre Royal, this musical is currently in production with plans for a concert presentation in 2025.
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Accused of being the vicious protagonist ‘Tokyo Rose’, an Japanese American woman takes the stand against her vengeful homeland in what became one of the most controversial post-war trials in American history. Inspired by true events.
Tokyo Rose was most recently translated into Japanese and presented for a sell out run at the New National Theatre Tokyo in 2023, directed by the critically acclaimed director, Shuntaro Fujita.
It was initially produced by Burnt Lemon Theatre after receiving the New Diorama/Underbelly Untapped Award 2019. This award funded a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and the New Diorama Theatre 2019. It then went on to win the Les Enfants Terribles Stepladder Award.
In 2021, it was produced for a UK tour in association with Birmingham Hippodrome and MAST Mayflower Studios, along with the release of a cast album. Following the tour, it was shortlisted for the Visionary Honours Awards 2022 and featured in the Reimagining Musicals Exhibition at London’s V&A.
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