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Live at Brioche NW6: Anna Chen and Charles Shaar Murray 29 October

Locally Sourced Productions Presents an evening with writer, comic and broadcaster Anna Chen reading from her “brilliant and dangerous” poetry collection REACHING FOR MY GNU on Monday 29th October. With Charles Shaar Murray on guitar and reading from his acclaimed book on … Continue reading

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China In Britain: Anna and Charles Shaar Murray on the bill

I’m performing this afternoon at the China In Britain event at Westminster University, 4.45pm. It’s a talk with performance extracts from my shows and a bit of poetry. The wonderful Charles Shaar Murray is my musical accompanist, playing guitar. I’ll … Continue reading

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Steampunk Opium Wars extravaganza at Greenwich National Maritime Museum

Britain’s craving for chinoiserie in the 18th and 19th centuries resulted in a trade imbalance that threatened to empty the treasury. To pay for the tea, silks, spices and porcelain we liked so much, the East India Company sold enormous … Continue reading

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