1 April 2002 Following last month's performances of 'The Sun is Shining' by the British Chinese theatre group Mu-Lan, Laiyan Man speaks to Paul Courtenay Hyu, director, for his opinion of Chinese representation in British theatre, and his plans for Mu-Lan in the future.
10 March 2002
'We Were Soldiers' is a film that lies... about the Vietnam War, how and why and for whose benefit it was fought, and who paid the price...read Mike Marqusee's review.
1 March 2002
Classical Graffiti, the debut album from The Planets, has attracted diverse comment. In his review, composer Chris Atkinson offers praise for The Planets' 'virtuoso and technical skill', but condemns 'antiseptic and bloodless' production values.
18 February 2002
With the conjunction of the lunar new year, a UK tour and a debut album release this week, life is taking an auspicious turn for cellist Lac-Hong Phi of The Planets. But for this Vietnamese Canadian classical cellist, making it in a London-based pop band is not without its challenges. Stuart Wood asks the questions.
6 January - 2 March 2002
To celebrate the Year of Cultural Diversity, Ten Thousand Li, a group exhibition exploring Chinese experiences of living within contemporary British culture premieres at the Open Eye Gallery.
29 October 2001
Zhang Ziyi may say that she is not in the rush to stardom, but the bright lights and big movie capital seems to be catching up fast on the lithe and pretty Beijing-born actress.