Debut Play

New Earth Theatre presents the debut full-length play by writer Mei Leng Yew at Bush Theatre this autumn! Directed by Ailin Conant, The Hungry Ghost stars Olivier Award-nominated actor Mei Mac, who dazzled in her role as namesake Mei in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s (My Neighbour Totoro). With Mac in the role of “The Girl” and further casting to be announced, Hungry Ghosts is billed as a sultry, spooky rom-com, landing on the London stage in October.

What Is The Story?

On the eve of moving in with her secret girlfriend, a young woman dismisses her mother’s superstitious warnings about it supposedly being the start of "ghost month". After taking a coin and an altar orange from her family home, she arrives at the new apartment... but little does she know, she’s accidentally allowed a hungry ghost to cross the threshold with her. As the spirit begins to take hold of her, the life she’s been carefully hiding from her family is in danger of coming apart.