Chinese Take Away
by Anna Yen
LANGUAGE: English and Cantonese
THEMES: History, Family, Poverty, Chinese Culture, Traditionalism
LENGTH: 45 Minutes
CHARACTER AGES: 30
CAST SIZE: 1
SUITABLE FOR: Senior Years
A tragi-comic, one-woman show richly realised through voice and circus.
$14
Anna Yen‘s Chinese Take Away is s an adaptation of an acclaimed physical theatre show, uniquely blends poetic storytelling, drama and archival footage, to bring a true story to the screen.
Three generations of women; Grandmother, Mother and Anna, make a figurative ‘journey’ from the mores of Old China to those of contemporary Australia. A tragi-comic, one-woman show richly realised through voice and circus.
ISBN: 978 1925338 63 8
"Chinese Take Away connects us to the universal questions of life, loss and transformation."
— Play Moves
"A complex and multi-dimensional narrative."
— Artfilms
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