SHAYSHAY
KONNO
LONDON-BASED WRITER FOR
STAGE & SCREEN
ABOUT SHAYSHAYShayShay is an Irish-Japanese-American, non-binary writer with 10 years experience making theatre and live performance. Now also writing for TV, ShayShay’s work explores queer & trans Identities, Asian diasporic experiences, & the intersections of race & queerness.
Theatre
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Wicked Witches - A popular Panto
A panto parody of “The Wizard of Oz” & “Wicked”, featuring on-screen cameos from Jeremy Corbyn MP and Sir Ian McKellen. (The Pleasance Theatre, 2025)
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The Simple Life & Death
A murder mystery spin on seminal reality TV show “The Simple Life”, starring ShayShay & Fizz Sinclair. (The Pleasance Theatre, 2024-25)
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Mulan Rouge
The trans re-imagining of legend of Mulan set in Paris’ Moulin Rouge. (The Vaults, London, 2021-22)
