YOUTH IN FLAMES

Chaos. Rebellion. A city on the brink. But Millie’s focused on living life to the full - who wouldn’t? Amid the 2019 Hong Kong protests, one girl searches for her sense of home whilst a city fights for its own identity.

A high-energy, visceral new play, inspired by real events. With original sound design blending euphoric techno and the raw intensity of a Hong Kong riot, enter Millie's world where being an outsider has always been the norm.

Written and performed by Mimi Martin, she’s bold, rebellious, and impossible to resist. "I can be the foreign devil if they want."

PRODUCTION SHOTS

ACCESSIBILITY

This year, Zoo has teamed up with leading VI theatre company Extant, to ensure that every show can be as accessible as possible with visual impairments. As part of this, we have created an audio introduction describing the visual elements of the show, set, costumes, and visual language. Click on the link or use the QR code provided at the stage door on the day.

MEET THE TEAM

ACTOR/WRITER• Mimi Martin

I am a London based actor/writer who originally grew up in Hong Kong till eighteen. After completing my training at the Oxford School of Drama, I went on to receive two OFFIE nominations for Romeo and Juliet. Youth In Flames is my debut as a playwright.

DIRECTOR • Jessica Whiley

SOUND DESIGNER • Guy Martin

I am a recent graduate from the Northern Film School, specialising in sound design, cinematography and set design. In July 2023, I received the award for Best Director Of Photography from the Female Film Festival for my film Afsana. With Youth In Flames, I will use my skill set in film to provide the audience with an auditory experience that you can only find in cinema.

FOR MORE INFO: https://www.guymartinfilmmaking.com/

THEATRE TECHNICIAN • Ciara Moss

DRAMATURG • Paula Kramer

I’m an actor, director and producer who trained at LAMDA and The Oxford School of Drama. I’m invested in creating honest work that resonates deeply and sparks conversation. I’m thrilled to join Youth in Flames as a director and creative collaborator.

I am a lighting designer and sound engineer based in London. Since training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, I have since gone on to work with numerous theatres, Southwark Playhouse, The Queens Jubilee, and Trafalgar Theatre. Most recently, I have worked on West End musical Operation Mincemeat.

PRODUCER • Richard Jordan Productions

Richard Jordan/Richard Jordan Productions is a TONY, Olivier, EMMY, and 17-time Scotsman Fringe First Award-winning creative production company under the artistic leadership of British producer, Richard Jordan. Based in London, the company was founded in 1998 and enjoys associations with many of the world’s leading theaters and arts organisations, including a long association with the Pleasance and Edinburgh Fringe.

Described by The Stage newspaper “as one of the UK’s most prolific theatre producers” and named seven times in their annual list of the top 100 UK theatre professionals, Richard Jordan Productions has produced over 260 productions (over 30 New York presentations) in the UK as well as 28 other countries including 90 world premieres and 91 North American, UK or Australian premieres by new and established writers, artists, and companies. Past productions have won a number of major awards including: the Laurence Olivier Award; 17 Scotsman Fringe Firsts; 10 Total Theatre Awards; 2 Herald Angel Awards; Emmy Award; Off-West End Award; US Black Alliance Award; 2 Jeff Awards; Obie Award; 3 Helen Hayes Awards; John Gardner Award for Best New American Play; Tony Award (along with eleven other Tony nominations); and Drama Desk, Drama League, New York Critics; Broadway.com and Outer Critic Circle Best New Play Awards. Most recently the company was recipient of the 2025 Adelaide Critics Circe award for Best Play and Best Digital/Immersive Theatre Production. New writing and musical theatre specialist Richard Jordan was the first recipient of the TIF/Society of London Theatre Producers Award. In 2013, he became the first British producer to have won every notable Broadway and off-Broadway Best New Play Award. For his work in human rights and freedom of expression, bringing to the stage voices from different communities and raising awareness to their associated issues Richard’s productions have received two Amnesty International Awards and the US Black Alliance Award. In 2022 he became the first international producer to present work inside Ukraine since the outbreak of war with the Russian Federation in a collaboration with its national arts festival which brought art and humanitarian aid into the country. In 2024 he celebrated a twenty-five association with Edinburgh’s Pleasance venues with whom he has presented and co-produced many productions including Miriam Margolyes’ Dickens’ Women; My Name is Gideon; Krapp 39; The Art of Falling Apart; Itsoseng; Victor Spinetti’s A Very Private Diary (Revisited); Hirsch; Alphonse; Lash; Kafka and Son; The Q Brothers Othello the Remix; XXXO; God’s Official; Bitch Boxer; Ali J; The Adventure; Dylan Thomas: Return Journey; Die Roten Punkte: Robot/Lion Tour; Trump Lear; Heroin(e) for Breakfast; Jesus, Jane, Mother and Me; Shellshocked; Fool’s Paradise; Yoga with Jillian;Happy Hour; The Truman Capote Talk Show; Fool’s Paradise and #CHARLOTTESVILLE.