Clarissa Widya
Producer | 2022 Bursary
The bursary assisted Clarissa’s professional development as a Producer of British East and Southeast Asian work.
Contributor to MGCfutures podcast futures Remixed Episode 2: Belonging (Coming Soon)
Since receiving the bursary…
Clarissa Widya started as Creative Producer with New Earth Theatre in 2024, before moving to the position of Executive Producer in 2026.
Clarissa was the co-founder and former Co-Artistic Director of Papergang Theatre. She led the project-to-project company as a producer and facilitated writing workshops and R&Ds, and produced staged readings, scratch nights and festival shows. Clarissa also mentored the MA Producer course at the Royal Centre School of Speech and Drama, where she completed her own degree many moons ago.
Originally from The Netherlands, Clarissa loves connecting and collaborating with artists and creatives. She is particularly interested in work themed around decolonisation, representation, and identity.
