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THEATRE REVIEW: Can tourism truly respect local cultures? – Amy Ng’s debut play ‘Shangri-La’

Kew Lin6 August 201630 August 201604 mins

I have been to ‘Shangri-La’. No, not the hotel at The Shard, but the picturesque city of Zhongdian in Yunnan, China. It was a breath-taking experience, as I trotted through ancient towns, snow-blanketed mountains, and meadows with boundary so far away they looked like matte paintings. So imagine my surprise when I saw, as I was resting in a 130-renminbi-a-night yurt,…

Amy Ng’s ‘Shangri-La’ play is in its final week

31 July 201630 July 201602 mins

‘Shangri-La’, a play that “puts contemporary Tibet on the UK stage”, is in its final week in London. Written by Amy Ng and directed by Charlotte Westenra, the play tells the touching tale of indigenous Naxi tribe woman Bunny, who dreams of escaping from her hometown of ‘Shangri-La’ after witnessing her family’s livelihood being destroyed by mass tourism. The play sheds…