The week in theatre: Speed; Shanghai Dolls – review Mohamed-Zain Dada makes a darkly comic drama out of a speed awareness course, while clever design elevates Amy Ng’s play about Madame Mao The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025
Shanghai Dolls at the Kiln Theatre review: undeniably impressive 3/5 Two women across six decades of upheaval are covered in this astonishing true story of Mao Zedong’s revolution Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025
In Shanghai Dolls, Madame Mao’s life story of art, revolution and resentment is undone by clichés 2/5 This real-life tale of Mao’s wife and the first female director of China fails to meet its own potential The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025
The comeback queen: actor Joan Chen on self-doubt, success, savagings – and a second chance at 63 Thirty-seven years after her Hollywood breakthrough in The Last Emperor, Chen is back in new drama Dìdi. She discusses her roots in China, objectification and the protective power of creativity The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024
Who is Xi Jinping's wife? Meet Peng Liyuan, the famous folk singer who helped pave the Chinese president's path to power A lonely divorcee, Xi Jinping met Peng Liyuan, when he was 33. The famous and well-connected singer would change everything for the ambitious young politician. ABC News · Oct 20, 2022
Chinese Communist Party hierarchy remains an all-boys club after more than a century Over its 101-year history, the Chinese Communist Party has never elected a woman to the party's top hierarchy standing committee. Women are left severely under-represented and face increasing challenges to have their say. ABC News · Oct 16, 2022