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ANNA CHEN |
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Nationality: British Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Anna Chen was born and raised in the Far East . . . of London. She is a pioneering writer and performer whose one-woman show, Suzy Wrong - Human Cannon, shocked and thrilled audiences around the UK. Her latest play, Taikonaut! How To Save The World, Part One, premieres this year. Other one-woman shows include I, Imelda; and The Opium Wars. She has presented and written for radio. Her first radio play, Red Guard, Yellow Submarine, was broadcast November 2005 on BBC Radio 4.
Plays by Anna Chen
Suzy Wrong - Human Cannon | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55028 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Solo Comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A one woman show charting the rise and rise of east Asian women and the funny, lewd and sometimes brutal depiction of them. Taking a shotgun and a scalpel to the stereotypes - from tantric sex emperors to Wing Chun, the triumphant heroine of martial arts - Chen portrays a diverse cast of engaging characters from historical fact and fiction, and demonstrates how to epater le bourgeoisie with style, wit and a genuine sense of purpose | |||||
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Taikonaut! How To Save the World, Part One | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55029 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy of horrors | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | The female Taikonaut | |||||
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Synopsis: | A stranded Chinese astronaut from Hackney contemplates the twists of fate which brought her from a declining England to a decaying orbit as she works out how to get back home - if home still exists | |||||
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