by Colin Thomas | Mar 9, 2025 | Review
A Taste of Hong Kong engaged me — enough that I wanted it to engage me more. I was never bored. Written by Anonymous and performed by Derek Chan, this solo show starts off as a cooking class led by an energetic guy named Jackie. Teaching us about Hong Kong street...
by Colin Thomas | May 28, 2023 | Review
I won’t give away the confession in Derek Chan’s Happy Valley, but it’s the best part of the script. In this interdisciplinary solo, Chan sings and recites poetry — often in Cantonese with English surtitles. We also get Cantonese surtitles. Chan grew up in Hong Kong...
by Colin Thomas | May 30, 2019 | Review
Playwright Derek Chan speaks a private artistic language. It’s frustrating, but I like the way it sounds. In Chicken Girl, there’s a whole lot of fantasy going on. Chicken Girl dresses in a poultry costume to hand out fliers for Uncle Chan’s fried chicken shack. A...
