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Supported by a National Lottery Project Grant from Arts Council England
FROM OLD BEAN GROWS BAK CHOY
Created, Performed and Directed by Chan Yuk-Lan
Sunday, 12 October
13:00 & 15:30
Cheam, London
The Story
A Solo Performance about Tracing Roots and Finding Home
Experience a heartfelt, personal story of migration and self-discovery in From Old Bean Grows Bak Choy, a solo performance by Chan Yuk-Lan. Set between Hong Kong and the UK, this intimate show shares Chan’s struggles and discoveries that come with starting anew.
Leaving behind the politically charged landscape of Hong Kong, Chan navigates life in Britain, all while grappling with the legacy of her late father, Old Bean, whose presence lingers in memory and tradition. (Old Bean, 老豆, is an affectionate term for ‘dad’ in Hong Kong.) Through evocative storytelling, Chan weaves together narratives of displacement, adaptation and the small moments that shape our sense of identity and belonging.
Join us for an event that invites reflection, sparks conversation, and explores the meaning of home.
Currently on tour across the UK, the show has previously been performed in Taiwan and Vancouver.
A Solo Performance created & performed by Chan Yuk-Lan
12 October (Sunday)
13:00 and 15:30
Cheam Library, Meeting Room. Church Rd, Cheam, Sutton SM3 8QH
Language: Performed in English
Price: £11.55
Age Guidance: All ages welcome
Post-show talk after each performance
Creator, Performer & Director
CHAN YUK-LAN
陳玉蘭
Chan Yuk-Lan is a Hong Kong theatre artist now based in the UK, specialising in Applied Theatre. Founder of Chan’s Applied Theatre Lab, she brings a rich and varied practice shaped by years of experience as a stage actor, Theatre-in-Education director and actor-teacher, Youth Theatre director, workshop facilitator, course planner, teacher educator, writer and researcher.
Her creative work spans interactive Theatre-in-Education, physical theatre, solo performance and musical theatre. She has performed works that have travelled across boarders — from the Edinburgh Fringe and community venues in Scotland to the Beijing Capital Theatre and theatres in Macau. Her PhD explores the actor-teacher’s approach to acting in interactive Theatre-in-Education works, blending practical experience with academic insight.