A local playwright, Ian Henery, has been commissioned to write a trilogy of plays for China West Midlands which strengthens connections in business, education, culture, art and sports for deeper understanding, greater collaboration and mutual prosperity between the West Midlands and China. The first in the trilogy, The Chinese Labour Corps, is being performed between […]
Author Archives: Ian Henery
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The newly-appointed poet laureate of a Black Country town has been commissioned to write a play on a Chinese working group. Walsall’s poet laureate Ian Henery is set to write a trilogy for China West Midlands, telling the story of Chinese people living in Walsall and the surrounding area, ahead of Chinese New Year at […]
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The Mayor of Walsall`s Poet Laureate, Ian Henery (pictured) has been commissioned to write a trilogy for China West Midlands. The first play is the little-known story of the Chinese Labour Corps to be premiered at The Blue Orange Theatre for Chinese New Year between 1st – 5th February 2022. Ian Henery was appointed by […]
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A local playwright and poet, Ian Henery, has been commissioned to write a trilogy for China West Midlands. The first play is the little-known story of the Chinese Labour Corps to be premiered at The Blue Orange Theatre for Chinese New Year between 1st – 5th February 2022. China West Midlands is a network of […]
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Written by Ian Henery adapted by ES Cooper Directed by Marcus Fernando Performances: Venue: The Blue Orange Theatre, 118 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, B18 6AD Dates and times: 1st – 5th February 2022 7.45pm (with a 3pm matinée on the 5th) ‘They came to help. They stayed to die.’ One of the least known stories […]
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Blue Orange Arts presents – The Chinese Labour Corps Original script by Ian Henery adapted by Emma Cooper ‘They came to help. They stayed to die.’ One of the least known stories of the First World War. The moving and surprising story of the Chinese Labour Corps, who volunteered to travel thousands of miles to […]
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A former Walsall Poet Laureate is due to appear at Shrewsbury Food Festival on 4th September to champion mental health. Alongside other Walsall poets including Phil Buckley, Tina Cox, Julia Dean-Richards, Angela Wood Maurice Malcolm and Elliot Parker there will be spoken word performances, workshops and a community poem on the theme of mental health […]
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A group of local published poets have come together to champion mental health and aim to take their workshops and performances to the Shrewsbury Food Festival in Quarry Park on 4th September near Shrewsbury town centre. The topic for their poetry will be mental health. Walsall poet and retired social worker and lecturer Phil Buckley […]
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A local solicitor, poet and playwright is celebrating after receiving additional Arts Council England funding for his play based on the largely ignored story of the Chinese Labour Corps who served thousands of miles from their homeland in the foreign mud and trenches of the Western Front. It is estimated that between 1917 – 1920 […]
