Mayu Iwasaki
Co-Producer and Actor, The Face of Jizo
The daughter of a puppeteer, Mayu Iwasaki hails from Tokyo and is now based in Sydney. She is a bilingual actor, puppeteer, and theatre-maker who has called Australia home for half her life. A graduate of the Atlantic Theatre Conservatory, she trained extensively with the SITI Company in New York and made her debut with the Sydney Theatre Company in White Pearl, touring nationally in 2021. In 2020, she became the inaugural Creative Associate at Monkey Baa Theatre Company, reflecting her passion for theatre for young audiences. She wrote and performed the bilingual puppet show Little Bozu and Kon Kon.
In 2023, she founded Omusubi Productions, launching with The Face of Jizo, nominated for four Sydney Theatre Awards. Named after a Japanese food symbolising connection, the company brings people together through culturally rich stories — guiding her work.
Screen and stage credits include NCIS: Sydney (Paramount+), Salt Along the Tongue (SXSW), Top Knot Detective (SBS), Goldfish (Terrapin/Aichi Arts Theatre), White Pearl (STC/NTofP), Dinosaur Zoo (Erth Visual & Physical Inc.), Fallen (Mozawa, Chicago), Love and Information (Atlantic Theatre Company, NYC), and Morgan O-Yuki (Shakespeare & Co., NYC).
For the latest event featuring Mayu Iwasaki, and other events happening at Seymour Centre, check the links below.
The Face of Jizo See What's OnCo-Producer and Actor, The Face of Jizo
The daughter of a puppeteer, Mayu Iwasaki hails from Tokyo and is now based in Sydney. She is a bilingual actor, puppeteer, and theatre-maker who has called Australia home for half her life. A graduate of the Atlantic Theatre Conservatory, she trained extensively with the SITI Company in New York and made her debut with the Sydney Theatre Company in White Pearl, touring nationally in 2021. In 2020, she became the inaugural Creative Associate at Monkey Baa Theatre Company, reflecting her passion for theatre for young audiences. She wrote and performed the bilingual puppet show Little Bozu and Kon Kon.
In 2023, she founded Omusubi Productions, launching with The Face of Jizo, nominated for four Sydney Theatre Awards. Named after a Japanese food symbolising connection, the company brings people together through culturally rich stories — guiding her work.
Screen and stage credits include NCIS: Sydney (Paramount+), Salt Along the Tongue (SXSW), Top Knot Detective (SBS), Goldfish (Terrapin/Aichi Arts Theatre), White Pearl (STC/NTofP), Dinosaur Zoo (Erth Visual & Physical Inc.), Fallen (Mozawa, Chicago), Love and Information (Atlantic Theatre Company, NYC), and Morgan O-Yuki (Shakespeare & Co., NYC).
For the latest event featuring Mayu Iwasaki, and other events happening at Seymour Centre, check the links below.
The Face of Jizo See What's On
