Jovanni Sy

Broschiertes Buch

Nine Dragons

Beschreibung

1920s Hong Kong. Battling racism and his own reputation, Chinese detective Tommy Lam investigates the deaths of several women.

Autor

Jovanni Sy is a playwright, director, actor, and the artistic director of Gateway Theatre in Richmond, British Columbia. His latest play, Nine Dragons, had its premiere at Vertigo Theatre in September 2017, at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in October 2017, and at Gateway Theatre in April 2018. His previous play, A Taste of Empire (published by Talonbooks in 2017), was nominated for two Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding New Play. A Cantonese version of A Taste of Empire was translated and performed by Derek Chan (with Sy directing) in 2016. Other writing credits include The Five Vengeances, a comic kung-fu adapation of The Revenger's Tragedy and the libretti to the chamber operas Haiku Moments and The Cellar Door. Sy is currently an Associate at Playwrights Theatre Centre where he is developing the play Salesman in China with co-writer Leanna Brodie. Sy's directing credits include God of Carnage, Antigone, Blackbird (Theatre du Pif in Hong Kong), Closer Than Ever, Valley Song, and Harvest (Gateway Theatre). In June 2015, he directed Clifford Cardinal's award-winning play Stitch for Native Earth Performance Arts. As an actor, Jovanni has performed with theatre companies across Canada and overseas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Talonbooks
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781772012040
• ISBN-10: 1772012041
• Artikelnr.: 48862452