{"product_id":"scenes-from-a-repatriation-9781839044243","title":"Scenes from a Repatriation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold, imaginative piece of theatre...opens up a complex dialogue on history, identity, and cultural ownership with intelligence and heart. --\u003ci\u003eReviews Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1000-year-old statue of the Boddhisattva Guan Yin lives in The British Museum. When it emerges that the statue was stolen from its original home, the museum attempts to deflect both the public response and controversial repatriation claims from the Chinese government.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs statesmen scheme and grease their palms, beneath the statue witches dance, a cleaner prays, and spirits weep. Guan Yin's gaze falls over the broken shards of human life from empires old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel Tan's shape-shifting play \u003ci\u003eScenes from a Repatriation\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds the statue's journey from China to Britain and back again, stirring up centuries of ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Tan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Singaporean playwright based between London and Singapore. In Singapore, his plays have been produced by leading theatre companies like Checkpoint Theatre, Wild Rice, and Pangdemonium. Recent work in the UK includes: \u003ci\u003eScenes from a Repatriation\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 2025); \u003ci\u003eNo Particular Order\u003c\/i\u003e (Theatre 503, London, 2022); \u003ci\u003eWhen The Daffodils\u003c\/i\u003e (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, 2021); \u003ci\u003eLiving Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e with the Royal Court Theatre; \u003ci\u003eOverheard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAugmented Chinatown\u003c\/i\u003e with Chinese Arts Now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033968341266,"sku":"9781839044243","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d50f5bf-d626-4ece-9dd7-9d885c42cba3.jpg?v=1770982535","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/scenes-from-a-repatriation-9781839044243","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}