Here are some media previews for Red Letters and Jade in the Coal
It's a busy week for Asian-Canadian Theatre. Jade in the Coal opened Thursday Nov 25th, and Red Letters opened on Friday Nov 26th.
Both feature music and are set during an important time of Chinese-Canadian history.
Jade in the Coal debuts at the UBC Frederic Wood Theatre
Straight.com – Nov 25, 2010
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opera houses and one of the biggest Chinatowns in North America, and
it's here that Paul Yee has set his remarkable historical play, Jade in the Coal. …
opera houses and one of the biggest Chinatowns in North America, and
it's here that Paul Yee has set his remarkable historical play, Jade in the Coal. …
Performers in Jade in the Coal are a delight to watch
Straight.com – – Nov 26, 2010
Vancouver-based Pangaea Arts has joined forces with the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Academy First Troupe to present Jade in the Coal, a play set in Cumberland …
Poignant tale of lovers kept apart
The Province – – Nov 25, 2010
Red Letters
is centred on Shen, an immigrant from China who leaves his wife Mei to
come to Canada seeking his fortune. When the new Canadian laws keep the …
is centred on Shen, an immigrant from China who leaves his wife Mei to
come to Canada seeking his fortune. When the new Canadian laws keep the …
Red Letters at the Roundhouse
Straight.com – Nov 25, 2010
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (better known as VACT) brings to life a
moving historical tale that touches on the dreaded head tax in Red Letters, …
moving historical tale that touches on the dreaded head tax in Red Letters, …
Musical confronts dark period of Canada's history
Xinhua – – Nov 26, 2010
The Red Letters,
a two-act play by Alan Bau, narrates the struggles of early Chinese in
Canada in a society where they faced extreme racism and exclusion …
a two-act play by Alan Bau, narrates the struggles of early Chinese in
Canada in a society where they faced extreme racism and exclusion …