elisabeth gunawan

associate artist

Elisabeth Gunawan 吳金蘭 is an award-winning writer and performer. With KISS WITNESS, their work harnesses the power of theatre to create spaces of belonging for people who don’t have it in real life, to decolonise the imagination and empower people. Their works include the bouffon performance Unforgettable Girl (The Pleasance, 2021-2023), the immersive headphone piece Stampin’ in the Graveyard (Summerhall, 2021-2025) and the ensemble piece Prayers for a Hungry Ghost (Barbican, 2022-2025). These performances have received 5-star reviews from The Stage, Theatre Weekly and The Reviews Hub, and won multiple awards including The Stage Debut Award for Best Performer in a Play (2022), Intercultural Connections Pioneer Award (2025), Charlie Hartill Award (2023), Keep It Fringe (2023 & 2025), OFFFest Award at VOILA! Festival (2022), and Best Writing from Theatre Weekly (2023).

Elisabeth has previously worked with Ad Infinitum as a performer/deviser on 2023’s If You Fall. As Associate Artist, Elisabeth will be working with Ad Infinitum to develop her artistic ideas and explore how we can make arts organisations, and the sector, better serve creatives.