by China West Midlands | Apr 23, 2019
An acting summer school for British East Asians We believe the academy plays an active role in addressing the under representation of British East Asian (BEA) actors on UK stages and screens. It is the only one of its kind in the country actively seeking and giving...
by China West Midlands | Apr 1, 2019
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre will see its B2 auditorium transformed into a wrestling ring this April, with the arrival of Nick Ahad’s sweaty, gutsy, painfully funny new play Glory. Showing in Coventry 10-13 April, the show centres on three young men – Dan, Ben and Sami...
by China West Midlands | Mar 27, 2019
The Theatre’s B2 Stage will be transformed into a wrestling ring for a gutsy new production Meet Dan, Ben and Sami – three young men compelled over the ropes and into the ring to wrestle with life, demons and each other. Coming to the Belgrade Theatre 10-13 April,...
by China West Midlands | Feb 25, 2019
As rehearsals for the world premiere of Amy Ng’s new play Under the Umbrella get underway at the Belgrade Theatre, the construction team at Belgrade Production Services are hard at work creating the set for the show. Telling the story of a young Chinese woman studying...
by China West Midlands | Feb 23, 2019
While the presence of Chinese people in Britain has been well-documented since at least the 17th century, in 2019, it’s still a relative rarity to see the stories of Chinese and British Chinese people play out on UK stages. Where East Asian characters do appear,...
by China West Midlands | Aug 6, 2018
Frances Yeung is a Coventry based digital designer / multimedia artist. Having lived in the UK for majority of her life, she has witnessed first-hand how British Chinese are often underrepresented, long been referred to as a ‘silent minority’, whether it’s in...
