SHUBSHRI KANDIAH
… is Belle in Beauty And The Beast
Like many girls growing up, Shubshri Kandiah loved Disney movies. For her, though, one princess stood out more than most – Mulan. “It was a woman of colour in the hero role – she literally saves everyone,” she says. “It was something I could connect with because it’s not what I saw in my everyday life. A lot of the time, at school or uni, I was one of the only people of colour and quite often felt ‘othered’.”
At the time, Shubshri, now 27, had no idea that playing Disney princesses would one day become her onstage calling card. First came Jasmine in . Next came Cinderella in two different productions. Now, she’s treading the
