Kategoria BISAC: Drama >> Asian - General

-- "The New York Times Book Review"

Includes a DVD with scenes from Suzhou River, The Day the Sun Turned Cold, and Good Men, Good Women

As China and the West grow closer together year by year, Chinese cinema becomes increasingly Westernized and Western interest in Chinese cinema continues to grow. Hitchcock with a Chinese Face examines three recent award-winning films--one from Shanghai, one from Hong Kong, one from Taipei--concerned with the issues of developing globalization and the defense of local identity and culture. Superficially different, these films surprise Western audiences with their sophisticated...

"A brilliant play of ideas... a visionary work that bridges the history and culture of two worlds."--Frank Rich, New York Times

Based on a true story that stunned the world, and inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly, M. Butterfly was an immediate sensation when it premiered in 1988. It opens in the cramped prison cell where diplomat...

A London churchyard becomes a sanctuary for the gardener Kabir. When a photograph of an African church appears in this little Eden, a complex drama of morality and conscience unfolds. Tanika Gupta is the author of Waiting Room.

Teenage sisters Affy and Di look out for each other. Dying to escape their violent family life, they move from dreams to betrayal --with devastating results. Inside Out is commissioned by Clean Break, a women's theatre company working with women in prison, women ex-offenders and women who have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

Tanika Gupta's critically acclaimed play, Fragile Land, is about what nationhood means for second-generation immigrants. The pressure to stick to their own kind proves a tough call for two teenage Asian schoolgirls in this fresh, engaging portrayal of a London very different from the one first encountered by their parents.

Hobson's Choice is one of the most popular and enduring of British comedies. With enormous wit and charm, rising star Tanika Gupta has transposed the Hobson family to a modern Bengal-Asian community in London.

-A bold and unusual revival.---The London Times

Drawing on the themes of cruelty, imperialism, and betrayal, Hideki Noda and Colin Teevan's new play The Diver ingeniously links the ancient Japanese Tale of Genji with a Noh theater play and a contemporary murder.