The British East Asian Actors group (of which I am one) has issued a statement concerning the recent RSC casting debacle over The Orphan of Zhao. British East Asian ActorsSTATEMENT30th October 2012 The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)The Orphan of Zhao BRITISH EAST ASIAN ACTORS CALL FOR PUBLIC FORUM OVER RSC CASTING CONTROVERSY British East Asian […]
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I click my fingers and … you’re back in the 1950s. It looks as if the culture wars are well and truly on with some utterly barking casting decisions being made across ye olde Western Empire. In Britain, Germany and America, Mighty Whitey is asserting its last remnants of power in a changing world, like
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The news that the revered Royal Shakespeare Company has not only given a measly three out of 17 roles in their production of the Chinese classic, The Orphan of Zhao, to Asian actors, but that these parts are for two dogs and a maid, has quite gasted my flabber. None of the main roles are
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Here’s a video of me at the China In Britain series of events at Westminster University in London this year. Charles Shaar Murray played guitar and I sang Anna May Wong Must Die!, Yellowface and The Camellia and the Poppy (from The Steampunk Opium Wars). Organised by Dr Anne Witchard and Dr Diana Yeh. Recorded
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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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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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