# Project Description De-Role-ing Lishuang Yang Summary Final work I’m a bilingual actor and performance-maker with a background in both Chinese and Western theatre traditions. My work is deeply informed by my cross-cultural perspective, and I’m particularly interested in how performance styles are shaped by language, thought, and cultural embodiment. I trained in Theatre at NAFA and East 15 Acting School, and I’m currently completing my MA in Performance: Design and Practice at Central Saint Martins. In both my artistic and academic practice, I approach work with a spirit of inquiry. I see performance not just as a means of storytelling, but as a tool for examining identity, social structure, and the boundaries between reality and representation. My creative process often involves physical exploration, embodied research, and a close dialogue between theory and practice. Whether I’m devising a one-woman show, engaging with naturalistic acting styles, or conducting research into intercultural performance, I’m committed to questioning assumptions—about what feels “real,” about who gets to speak, and about how performance communicates across contexts. I’m a bilingual actor and performance-maker with a background in both Chinese and Western theatre... College Central Saint Martins Course MA Performance: Design and Practice Graduation year 2025 How far would you go to understand a role? In De-Role-ing, a young actress blurs the line between performance and reality when she fakes a pregnancy to deepen her character and loses herself in the process. A witty, raw, and daring monologue that takes audiences from Shakespearean ambition to wedding speeches, pregnancy tests, and the London Tube, a darkly funny exploration of womanhood, identity, and the consequences of living life as a performance. Created and performed by Lishuang Yang, De-Role-ing is a bold theatrical journey into the psyche of an actress caught between stage and self. Final work De-Role-ing De-Role-ing in Platform Theatre De-Role-ing De-Role-ing in White Space Share this project How far would you go to understand a role?In De-Role-ing, a young actress blurs the line between performance and reality when she fakes a pregnancy to deepen her character and loses herself in the process. A witty, raw, and daring monologue that takes audienc... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Identity Realities Social Justice Story & Myth Being Human Gender Body Language