{"product_id":"the-dao-of-unrepresentative-british-chinese-experience-butterfly-dream-9781350508668","title":"The DAO of Unrepresentative British Chinese Experience: (Butterfly Dream)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e... I'm not even properly Chinese I'm only half and half so that makes me feel all wrong and I just want to blend out and fit in and not stand out and with you I stand out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStand Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's no safety in numbers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSorry\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 'British Chinese'. So often regarded as a 'model minority'. Quiet, high-achieving, polite, invisible... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when someone who is 'British Chinese' spends their life taking drugs, getting thrown out of school, claiming benefits, being chased in stolen cars, getting locked up, then rehabilitating onto the stage, where do they fit in? Oh, and they're not quite 'Chinese' enough anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSemi-autobiographical, free-form and explosive, Daniel York Loh's psychedelic gig-theatrical punk pop rap rock riff \u003ci\u003eThe Dao of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnrepresentative \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritish Chinese Experience (Butterfly Dream) \u003c\/i\u003easks what path to choose, which identity politics to embrace or whether it's just easier to follow the 'Dao' of ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi and dream you're a butterfly. Or, be a butterfly dreaming of being 'Chinese'.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere Kakilang production at London's Soho Theatre in June 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel York Loh\u003c\/b\u003e is a mixed-race British East Asian actor, writer, filmmaker and musician. His first full-length play, \u003ci\u003eThe Fu Manchu Complex\u003c\/i\u003e, ran at Ovalhouse in 2013. Along with composer Craig Adams, he won the 2016 Perfect Pitch award to create an original stage musical, \u003ci\u003eSinking Water\u003c\/i\u003e, based on events around the 2004 Morecambe Bay Chinese cockle-picker tragedy, which is currently being developed under commission by Theatre Royal Stratford East. He is one of 21 writers of colour featured in the collection of essays, \u003ci\u003e The Good Immigrant, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the 2016 Books Are My Bag Reader's Choice award. He has served on the Equity Minority Ethnic Members Committee, is a founder member of British East Asian Artists and has worked with Act For Change to promote diversity in UK media.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903941611794,"sku":"9781350508668","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ef38ea1-cf2b-45e6-b058-ab2efae9c212.jpg?v=1738507670","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dao-of-unrepresentative-british-chinese-experience-butterfly-dream-9781350508668","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}