Well done Danny Boyle: reading the London Olympics opening ceremony 2012

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I’m not so sure Danny Boyle’s expected establishment gong is as much of a dead cert as pundits assume now we’ve had a chance to unpack the movie director’s critical state-of-the-nation London Olympics narrative. Last night’s £27m opening extravaganza temporarily won me over from furious cynicism following the games’ hijacking by Locog’s pet corporations and […]

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The Nightingale: La Jolla Playhouse debates yellowface casting

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Yellowface. The monster that refuses to die in the final reel. It’s back and this time it’s still personal. As well as political. There’s been another ruck about the use of yellowface casting in theatre, where Asian characters are played by white actors. This time, it’s in the US where La Jolla Playhouse has produced

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The Nightingale: La Jolla Playhouse debates yellowface casting

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Yellowface. The monster that refuses to die in the final reel. It’s back and this time it’s still personal. As well as political. There’s been another ruck about the use of yellowface casting in theatre, where Asian characters are played by white actors. This time, it’s in the US where La Jolla Playhouse has produced

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Iron Man 3: yellowface casting of Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin or do we really want another Chinese villain?

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What have I and the Mandarin, big bad in the upcoming Iron Man 3, got in common? Both of us have Chinese fathers and English mothers. Plus we both look like the giant Sphinx mounted over the Morlocks’ lair in The Time Machine … at least first thing in the morning. Does that make me

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

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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 be referring to various topics so here are the links for you to explore further.

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