From Old Bean Grows Bak Choy@Nottingham

Fri Apr 10 2026 at 05:00 pm to 09:30 pm UTC+01:00

New Art Exchange | Nottingham

Chan's Applied Theatre Lab
Publisher/HostChan's Applied Theatre Lab
From Old Bean Grows Bak Choy@Nottingham
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A Solo Theatre Performance about Tracing Roots and Finding Home (performed in English; 2 hours including performance & discussion)
About this Event

presented by Chan's Applied Theatre Lab

co-organised by New Art Exchange, East Midlands Councils, Hong Kong Notts CIC


Experience a heartfelt, personal story of migration and self-discovery as Yuk-Lan Chan brings to life this solo performance. Set between Hong Kong and the UK, this intimate performance shares Chan’s experiences of the 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 HongKongers use for their fathers.) With evocative storytelling, Chan weaves together narratives of displacement, adaptation and the small moments that shape our sense of identity and belonging.

Whether you have lived the immigrant journey or are simply drawn to stories of resilience and identity, this performance invites you into a world of reflection, connections and the search for the meaning of home.

Currently on tour across the UK, the show has previously toured to Taiwan and Vancouver.

(中文版演出簡介 )




"Moving and thought-provoking."



"Absolutely spellbinding - the experiences and emotions were depicted so creatively and with such depth of feeling."

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This event is free to atend, but you are warmly invited to support the artist by making a contribution at CATLab’s website: www.catlab.online/donate




✦Media Coverage / 媒體報導✦

English
• – Interview
• Interview

中文 / Chinese
• 《棱角》專訪:
• YouTube《森直口快》專訪(廣東話)



✦More about us✦

Website / Facebook / Instagram


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Created and performed by Yuk-Lan Chan (陳玉蘭)

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Yuk-Lan Chan now lives in the UK where she founded Chan’s Applied Theatre Lab. She takes up a wide range of practice as stage actor, Theatre-in-Education director and actor-teacher, Youth Theatre director, workshop facilitator, course planner, teacher educator, writer and researcher. She performs in a range of theatre genres including interactive Theatre-in-Education, physical theatre, solo performance and musical. Her productions have toured to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, community venues across Scotland, Beijing Capital Theatre and theatre venues in Macau. Her PhD thesis is about the actor-teacher’s approach to acting in interactive Theatre-in-Education works.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

New Art Exchange, 41 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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