Lucy Sheen, pioneering British East Asian actress

You're going to love the time spent with Lucy Sheen in this edition. We speak about the representation of East Asian stories in British media, and she also offers tips for writers - so get listening.

Below are links to a lot of people, shows and places she refers to, so you can follow up. You can catch Lucy on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/lucysheen) or her website (http://www.lucysheen.com)

Read her first poetry collection: http://boutique.poetshaven.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=138

LINKS
THEATRE
SNOW IN MIDSUMMER https://www.rsc.org.uk/snow-in-midsummer/about-the-play
(Ends March 25th) ROYAL SHAKESPEAREC COMPANY – SWAN THEATRE

Tamburlaine: http://yellowearth.org/tamburlaine/

Chinglish: https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/chinglish

TV
Fresh Off The Boat – ABC TV in the US http://abc.go.com/shows/fresh-off-the-boat

Orange Is The New Black: https://www.facebook.com/OITNB/
Actress Thandi Newton article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/thandie-newton-historical-dramas-black-british-actors-downton-abbey-samuel-l-jackson-a7638846.html

BBC1’s Call the Midwife – Series 6, Episode 3 : Lucy played Oilen Chen

Watch her at 00:59 in this preview clip of the episode from the BBC’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAVowOboKV4

Buy Series 6 here (I don’t get paid commission, ok??) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0118t80/products

WRITING

The Paper Gang: New British East Asian Writing http://www.papergang.co.uk/

Royal Court Theatre Writing Groups: https://royalcourttheatre.com/playwriting/writers-groups-2/

BBC WRITERS ROOM http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom

http://www.papergang.co.uk/statement-on-the-print-rooms-in-the-depths-7-jan-2017/