The New Theatre presents

THE MADONNA OF ASIA
アジアのマドンナ 
亞洲麥當娜
By Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍

In association with LemonSoap Productions

28th April – 2nd May

Once Asia’s brightest star, Rin Asari (Mai Ishikawa) was poised for global fame with the release of her first film in English. But soon after, she vanished. It’s 2014. Rin, in her forties, lives quietly in Dublin. By chance, she connects with Tara (Clare Barrett), a woman living in Hong Kong, bringing up the past she has tried to forget. When Rin receives an offer to return to the screen, she must confront what she left behind.

Inspired by the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, THE MADONNA OF ASIA weaves together live performance, vibrant projection and multilingual storytelling. Moving between myth and memory, this piece traces a woman's journey from icon to exile - and back to herself.

Featured by Chris McCormack in The Irish Times as one of 2026’s headline plays.

Written, directed and featuring design by Linbury Prizewinner Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍

Performed in English, Japanese and Cantonese. Japanese and Cantonese dialogue is captioned in English.

Supported by Dublin City Council Project Arts Grant and Incubation Space Award, Irish Theatre Institute, PROPEL Programme with Strollers Network, Rough Magic Theatre Company and The New Theatre Artist in Residence Programme.

Bewley’s on Grafton Street

2nd April

WINDOW A WORLD will be screened as part of this free event, The Sit Down, by the Art Shelter Collective. Ping will also be part of the artist talk after.