Prickly Ash Theatre

Prickly Ash Theatre

Push boundaries
Engage audiences
Creative-led approachs


The co-founders, Xinyi Huang, Ruolin Lei, and Inini Xinyi Yin, are three female creatives from China who met during their MA studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Brought together by a shared passion for niche cultures and exploring personal identity, they decided to collaborate on creating self-produced, design-led fringe shows. 

The co-founders, Xinyi Huang, Ruolin Lei, and Inini Xinyi Yin, are three female creatives from China who met during their MA studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Brought together by a shared passion for niche cultures and exploring personal identity, they decided to collaborate on creating self-produced, design-led fringe shows. 

The co-founders, Xinyi Huang, Ruolin Lei, and Inini Xinyi Yin, are three female creatives from China who met during their MA studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Brought together by a shared passion for niche cultures and exploring personal identity, they decided to collaborate on creating self-produced, design-led fringe shows. 

As designers, their expertise spans costume, makeup, set design, video, and sound. Artistically, they excel at observing and analyzing complex issues, transforming them into poetic and thought-provoking audiovisual experiences.

As designers, their expertise spans costume, makeup, set design, video, and sound. Artistically, they excel at observing and analyzing complex issues, transforming them into poetic and thought-provoking audiovisual experiences.

As designers, their expertise spans costume, makeup, set design, video, and sound. Artistically, they excel at observing and analyzing complex issues, transforming them into poetic and thought-provoking audiovisual experiences.

Previous Works

Upcoming Works

Out of Character

2025

And Tonight No One Descends

2025

Creation is dialogue.

© Prickly Ash Theatre 2025