A queer feminist anthropologist exploring the realities of culture, gender, and sexuality in contemporary Asia
"How relevant is Shakespeare?" is one of those questions that crops up a lot. Particularly during a Theatre degree. The majority of contemporary Shakespeare productions I've seen have made the story, the characters, the language somehow relevant to modern life. From Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet to Ong Keng Sen's intercultural Asian Shakespeare series [...]
I first saw Missing on my last day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, just a few days after the final performance of our own show, A Writer's Lot. It was the most expensive show I paid for throughout my time at the Fringe (I'd seen a lot of shows for free) but it was the [...]
I’ve reached the end of the year feeling a little lost. I’ve let myself get comfortable in what I am doing right now, which is unfamiliar territory for me and therefore a little unnerving. It’s times like these we need a reminder of what we’ve achieved, what we’ve weathered and what we’ve enjoyed. Looking over [...]
When I graduated - with a first class degree I might add - I hadn't really pictured myself working in a big corporate office. But neither had I intended to work full-time at an empty pub, spend several weeks on jobseeker's allowance and attend a series of godawful interviews. But that's life - you take [...]
A Writer’s Lot, Edinburgh Fringe I am one of fifteen members of a new theatre company called IntwoTheWings. We came together to tour performances of a brilliant new play, A Writer’s Lot. A Writer’s Lot is about a playwright, William, who is obsessed by death and writing about death, and must deal with his psychosis. [...]
Reviews: A Writer's Lot Two 4-star reviews from EdFringe Review. Two reviewers watched last night's performance of A Writer's Lot at the Space at Surgeon's Hall and gave us eight stars between them! We're all over the moon, and I'm incredibly proud to be part of such a wonderful team of people. Click on the [...]
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