by China West Midlands | May 18, 2020
Set in Coventry and Guangzhou, Amy Ng’s compelling play tells the story of Wei, a young Chinese woman living and studying in the UK. As the single Wei approaches her 27th birthday, her grandmother begins to worry that she will be labelled a “shengnu” or “leftover...
by China West Midlands | Mar 10, 2020
Speaking Classically Last Thursday at the Library of Birmingham saw the launch of a new exhibition about Chinese classical literature, arts practice and community engagement. It could be any community; such was the fundamental nature of the themes that came together...
by China West Midlands | Dec 9, 2019
Blog posted by Vy-Lim These acting exercises have an intentional design. Of course, they are designed to equip you with practical acting skills, but the result of learning these skills is to invigorate an inherent sense of agency and drive people to find comfort...
by China West Midlands | Jun 3, 2019
In proverbs, in fairy tales, in art, the apple seems to touch the heart of people in all countries where it’s grown. It’s presented as a Christmas Eve gift in China as a symbol of peace and love and is apparently thrown by Montenegrin brides onto the roof of...
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...
