Constellation Creatives Drama Student Bursary

We are so proud to introduce Sunny Chung as our 2025 Constellation Creatives Bursary winner!

Photo: Sunny Chung, winner of the 2025 Constellation Creatives Bursary

Sunny Chung is in their final year at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and will graduate with a BA (Hons) Professional Acting. They most recently performed in The Watsons by Laura Wade, and The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood. Chung is set to perform in Trans What You Will Theatre’s rehearsed reading of Twelfth Night on 25 July, which is directed by and cast with trans and nonbinary performers, with Sir Ian McKellan opening the evening.

Now in its thirteenth year, the Constellation Creatives Bursary aims to encourage and promote greater participation and representation of British East and South East Asian actors on stage and screen by supporting the pathway from graduating student to professional actor.

It provides: £1,000 towards additional expenses incurred in that transitional period; a year’s subscription to Spotlight, a series of casting workshops with The Acting Habit, and a headshot session with Jeremy Ang Photography.

The bursary is awarded to a drama school student of East or South East Asian descent who, in the opinion of the judging panel, has best demonstrated at the audition/interview that they have the talent, skills and commitment to succeed as a professional actor.

This year, the judging panel included John Cannon (Casting Director, BBC), Ailin Conant (Artistic Director of New Earth Theatre), Alastair Coomer (Director of Casting, National Theatre), and Matthew Dewsbury (Casting Director, Royal Shakespeare Company).