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VenueThe New Diorama Theatre
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From3rd June 2018
To4th June 2018
When19:30
The New Diorama Theatre (V258)
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  • Date of change: 24 Apr 18 - T02019513535

Taking Flight - Khon/Clarissa/Taylor Swift's Dog

Work:: Taking Flight (S286679718)

An evening of new writing by emerging British East Asian, South Asian and South East Asian.

Production:: Khon/Clarissa/Taylor Swift's Dog (T02019513535)

Khon - The Vietnamese have a word for bending the rules... it's called 'khon' - but Kevin is far more British than Vietnamese, and he has never really been any good at being khon, so when the Police come knocking at the door... Clarissa - Jasmine is getting married and this weekend she is entertaining her prospective mother-in-law for the first time, but she fears her favourite spicy sambhar won't impress the middle-class palette of the notorious Clarissa Cartwright. But while she is worrying over whether she is a Jamie person or a Heston person Clarissa shows up on her doorstep with a disturbing request. Taylor Swift's Dog - Yazmina wants to become a writer and Jia Zhang is a literary agent on the lookout for the next big thing, but just who is going to be the new JK Rowling? And what has Taylor Swift's Dog got to do with it? An insightful satire into the politics and prejudices of publishing.
Author Michael Phong Le (Khon)
Author Lekha Desai Morrison (Clarissa)
Author Samuel Daram (Taylor Swift's Dog)

Listing:: L0812146624




Khon/Clarissa/Taylor Swift's Dog

Khon - The Vietnamese have a word for bending the rules... it's called 'khon' - but Kevin is far more British than Vietnamese, and he has never really been any good at being khon, so when the Police come knocking at the door... Clarissa - Jasmine is getting married and this weekend she is entertaining her prospective mother-in-law for the first time, but she fears her favourite spicy sambhar won't impress the middle-class palette of the notorious Clarissa Cartwright. But while she is worrying over whether she is a Jamie person or a Heston person Clarissa shows up on her doorstep with a disturbing request. Taylor Swift's Dog - Yazmina wants to become a writer and Jia Zhang is a literary agent on the lookout for the next big thing, but just who is going to be the new JK Rowling? And what has Taylor Swift's Dog got to do with it? An insightful satire into the politics and prejudices of publishing.

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