From Old Bean Grows Bak Choy

Yuk-Lan Chan brings her solo performance From Old Bean Grows Bak Choy to Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 21 November, with two shows on the one day: 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm. It's a piece she both wrote and performs herself, and it's an external hire from Hongkongers in Devon CIC.

The show is about tracing roots and finding home, set between Hong Kong and the UK. It follows Chan's own experiences of migration and self-discovery as she leaves behind the politically charged landscape of Hong Kong to make a life in Britain, while grappling with the legacy of her late father. The title comes from the Cantonese term Old Bean (老豆), which is how Hong Kongers refer to their fathers.

Through storytelling, she weaves together narratives of displacement, adaptation and the small moments that shape a sense of identity and belonging. It's a personal look at what it means to move between two very different places and the things that stay with you when you do.

The show is currently touring across the UK and has previously been performed in Taiwan, Canada and Ireland.

Both performances run for two hours, so you've got a choice of the morning or afternoon slot. Tickets are £6, plus a £1.50 ticketing system charge, and you can find them over at exeterphoenix.org.uk.