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Description for Women of Asia
Paperback. Inspired by true stories, this critically acclaimed modern play explores the everyday abuse and exploitation of Asian women and their struggles to obtain freedom. Num Pages: 64 pages, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
Inspired by true stories, this critically acclaimed modern play explores the everyday abuse and exploitation of Asian women and their struggles to obtain freedom. The play has been performed internationally to sell-out audiences on three continents including theatres in New York, Melbourne, Bangkok and Singapore. An opera heroine. Two interracial marriages. An abused daughter-in-law. An under-aged prostitute. A prime minister's wife. Seven women of diverse Asian backgrounds perform a series of vignettes about the various predicaments of women from Asia. Presented through a highly theatrical mixture of dance, comedy and tragedy, the play questions the myths and stereotypes which ... Read more
Inspired by true stories, this critically acclaimed modern play explores the everyday abuse and exploitation of Asian women and their struggles to obtain freedom. The play has been performed internationally to sell-out audiences on three continents including theatres in New York, Melbourne, Bangkok and Singapore. An opera heroine. Two interracial marriages. An abused daughter-in-law. An under-aged prostitute. A prime minister's wife. Seven women of diverse Asian backgrounds perform a series of vignettes about the various predicaments of women from Asia. Presented through a highly theatrical mixture of dance, comedy and tragedy, the play questions the myths and stereotypes which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
85g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Twickenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906582944
SKU
V9781906582944
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-28
About Asa Palomera
Asa is both a prolific playwright and director. Trained at the prestigious New York University, TISCH School of the Arts, she started her theatre career in New York, both on and off Broadway under the producer, Joseph Papp. As a guest-artiste-in-residence at the Chulalongkorn University of Thailand, she pioneered the Pagoda ... Read more
Reviews for Women of Asia
a powerhouse on Melbourne's independent theatre scene. The Age ...lush, entertaining, challenging and passionately performed and directed. Kate Herbert Theatre Reviews Brilliant scripting, powerful stories, beautiful costumes and some unforgettable performances. VibeWire the stories are moving and ring true ... Bangkok Post explores the subjugation faced by women, ... Read more