Media previews for Red Letters from The Province and The Straight.

Here are some media previews for Red Letters and Jade in the Coal

It's a busy week for Asian-Canadian Theatre.  Jade in the Coal opened Thursday Nov 25th, and Red Letters opened on Friday Nov 26th. 

Both feature music and are set during an important time of Chinese-Canadian history.

Jade in the Coal debuts at the UBC Frederic Wood Theatre

Straight.com – ‎Nov 25, 2010‎
…
opera houses and one of the biggest Chinatowns in North America, and
it's here that Paul Yee has set his remarkable historical play, Jade in the Coal. …

Performers in Jade in the Coal are a delight to watch

Straight.com – Colin Thomas – ‎Nov 26, 2010‎
Vancouver-based Pangaea Arts has joined forces with the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Academy First Troupe to present Jade in the Coal, a play set in Cumberland …

Poignant tale of lovers kept apart

The Province – Glen Schaefer – ‎Nov 25, 2010‎
Red Letters
is centred on Shen, an immigrant from China who leaves his wife Mei to
come to Canada seeking his fortune. When the new Canadian laws keep the …

Red Letters at the Roundhouse

Straight.com – ‎Nov 25, 2010‎
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (better known as VACT) brings to life a
moving historical tale that touches on the dreaded head tax in Red Letters, …

Musical confronts dark period of Canada's history

Xinhua – Al Campbell, Zhang Xiang – ‎Nov 26, 2010‎
The Red Letters,
a two-act play by Alan Bau, narrates the struggles of early Chinese in
Canada in a society where they faced extreme racism and exclusion …

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