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An evening of new writing by emerging British East Asian, South Asian and South East Asian.

Archive listings for Taking Flight

Work type: Festival.

Khon/Clarissa/Taylor Swift's Dog - T02019513535

Khon - The Vietnamese have a word for bending the rules... it's called 'khon' - but Kevin is far more British than Vietnamese, and he has never really been any good at being khon, so when the Police come knocking at the door... Clarissa - Jasmine is getting married and this weekend she is entertaining her prospective mother-in-law for the first time, but she fears her favourite spicy sambhar won't impress the middle-class palette of the notorious Clarissa Cartwright. But while she is worrying over whether she is a Jamie person or a Heston person Clarissa shows up on her doorstep with a disturbing request. Taylor Swift's Dog - Yazmina wants to become a writer and Jia Zhang is a literary agent on the lookout for the next big thing, but just who is going to be the new JK Rowling? And what has Taylor Swift's Dog got to do with it? An insightful satire into the politics and prejudices of publishing.Author Michael Phong Le (Khon). Author Lekha Desai Morrison (Clarissa). Author Samuel Daram (Taylor Swift's Dog).
3 Jun 18 to 4 Jun 18The New Diorama Theatre, Inner London :: V258
listing details L0812146624

Ketchup/Hema Anjali/100% of Nothing - T152075055

Ketchup - Her Mum might be Vietnamese but Emily is as British as... well as British as Ketchup. A humorous look at identity and just what food can say about us. Hema Anjaki - On the eve of her wedding, Anjali sets teenage sister, Hema, the responsibility of honouring an old family tradition; a mission that'll cast her back through the sweetness and bickering of their childhood years, as she faces the prospect of Anjali leaving home forever. 100% of Nothing is Nothing - When BC returns to Singapore for her father's funeral she finds he had been living a double life, and now her brother has inherited the lot it looks like a case of like father like son. How traditions and tragedies can leave you with a share of absolutely nothing.Presented byRed Dragonfly Productions. Director Ross Ericson. Design Grist to the Mill. Author Sammy Wong (Ketchup). Author Chandni Lakhani (Hema Anjali). Author Joan C Guyll (100% of Nothing is Nothing).
23 Feb 17The Civic, Barnsley :: V959
listing details L02114487352
5 Feb 17 to 6 Feb 17The New Diorama Theatre, Inner London :: V258
listing details L99545433
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