Looking forward to speaking at this wonderful conference at LSE this weekend. Free to attend but registration is essential. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Pound to be part of the Departure Lounge Festival at Derby Theatre and offer HOT POT as an accessible performance (Audio Described Introduction for blind and visually impaired audience members and Captioned Performance for D/deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audience members).

Thanks to all the reviewers and audience members for your generous comments about the play Hot Pot. The play is currently running its final week. Next stops: Derby and Tumbridge Wells. www.aukaproductions.com/whatson

Thanks to all the reviewers and audience members for your very kind words about the Hot Pot show. The Hot Pot team is on the road. Next stops: Bristol, Derby and Tumbridge Wells. www.aukaproductions.com/whatson

With three 4-star reviews so far and many positive comments, Hot Pot is on the road this and next week, hitting theatres in Nottingham, Leeds, Bristol, Derby and Langton Green. www.aukaproductions.com/whatson

Critical reviews of the Hot Pot show during its London premiere week. On tour to other UK cities in the next two weeks. www.aukaproductions.com/whatson

Thanks to @theatreweekly.com for this very generous review of the show Hot Pot, running in London this weekend and touring to other cities in the next two weeks.

Theatre Weekly@theatreweekly.com · 2mo ago

Review: Hot Pot at Playhouse East “Hot Pot is a brilliant example of how new writing can start powerful conversations.”

HOT POT (16 June-5 July) ★★★★ Theatre Weekly: “a brilliant example of how new writing can start powerful conversations”; “not only stands up, it stands out.” ★★★★ Red Bus Londinium praised the production’s exploration of friendship, identity, memory and belonging.

Excited to have received two 4-star reviews of the HOT POT show the day after the press night. The show is currently on at Playhouse East London and will be touring to other UK cities in the next three weeks. More info: www.aukaproductions.com/reviews

The first night at Playhouse East was a great success! Thanks to everyone for the support! More great nights to come! www.aukaproductions.com/whatson

A new queer East Asian play, Hot Pot, will première at Playhouse East in London @playhouseeast on 16 June and then tour nationally till 5 July. Written by Hongwei Bao @queercomrades123 and produced by Auka Productions @aukaproductions. www.soundbehindcurtain.com/a-new-queer-...

My great pleasure to talk about queerness, East Asian identity and the upcoming play HOT POT (premiering in London and touring to Nottingham, Derby, Leeds, Bristol and Langton Green from next week onwards) with First Flight. firstnightmagazine.com/2026/06/11/p...

Thanks to Writing East Midlands for featuring my work for the Pride Month. More info about my upcoming show HOT POT (premiering in London next week and touring to Nottingham, Leeds, Bristol, Derby and Langton Green): www.aukaproductions.com/whatson

Hi everyone! I am thrilled to announce that the play text for the Hot Pot show has just been published in time for the show's UK tour (première in London and then touring to Nottingham, Leeds, Derby, Bristol and Langton Green) in the next three weeks. poeticedgepublishers.com/hongwei-bao-...

The European Poetry Festival Nottingham stop, partnered with Nottingham City of Literature, taking place at Nottingham Contemporary this Saturday evening. Free event and all welcome! www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/nottingham

Discussing the play HOT POT with Red Bus Londinium. redbuslondinium.uk/2026/05/29/h...

Pleased to see the play coming to UK theatres in two weeks’ time. Check out the show near you: www.aukaproductions.com/whatson

The stage play HOT POT will be touring in UK theatres from mid-June to paces such as London, Nottingham, Derby, Leeds and Langton Green. Please check out the show info. www.aukaproductions.com/whatson

Excited to see the new poster and cast announcement of the HOT POT play, touring in UK theatres in June and July, 2026.

Pleased to share that the paperback version of Queer Literature in the Sinosphere (Bloomsbury 2026) has just been published. The book contains fourteen well researched and nicely written chapters and has received many amazing scholarly reviews. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/queer-lit...

Just popped in Gay’s the Word bookshop in London and signed a few copies of the newly published paperback version of Queer Literature in the Sinosphere. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/queer-lit...

Looking forward to performing my poetry at the European Poetry Festival at Nottingham Contemporary on 6 June. Free event and all welcome! Register here www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/nottingham

Excited to learn that my second poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge Publishers 2025) has been accepted by the National Poetry Library at Southbank Centre in London, following my two other collections already on their catalogue. npl.southbankcentre.co.uk/P10311UK/OPA...

'Zizzi' performance at @brumhippodrome as part of the @newearththeatre theatremakers programme 2025-26. Photo credit: Paul Stringer. Performance video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTuX...

Thanks to The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing for featuring two of my short stories in the April book club. Both 'Zizzi' and 'Reunion' have been recently adapted to stay plays, with the former performed at Birmingham Hippodrome in February. writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/book-club/ap...

From ancient deities to modern-day poets, queer life has shaped Chinese culture for centuries. In this new episode of our 开门见山 | Gateway to Global China podcast, Yangyang sits down with Hongwei Bao and Darius Longarino to explore queer Chinese activism and literature.

Pleased to be in this conversation with @yangyangcheng.bsky.social and @dariuslongarino.bsky.social about queer culture in China for @madeinchinajournal.com

Made in China Journal@madeinchinajournal.com · 3mo ago

From ancient deities to modern poets, queer life has shaped Chinese culture for centuries. In our podcast, @yangyangcheng.bsky.social sits down with @queercomrades.bsky.social and @dariuslongarino.bsky.social to explore queer Chinese activism, literature, and why poetry can reign when courts fail.

Check out this short play by @queercomrades.bsky.social based on the piece "Zizzi" from Variant issue 20!

Hongwei Bao (he/him)@queercomrades.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you missed my New Earth Theatre Birmingham Hippodrome showcase/scratch night back in February, this is a recording of the tech rehearsal Happy watching! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTuX...

If you missed my New Earth Theatre Birmingham Hippodrome showcase/scratch night back in February, this is a recording of the tech rehearsal Happy watching! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTuX...

'Zizzi' (a short play, performed at Birmingham Hippodrome, 22 Feb. 2026)

YouTube video by Hongwei Bao

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Thanks to Dr Si Long Chan for this great conversation about poetry, queerness and East Asian identity, and to @leafepress.bsky.social Litter Magazine for publishing it. www.littermagazine.org/2026/04/inte...

Interview with poet, playwright and queer activist Hongwei Bao

Queer Asian Poetics: A Conversation with Hongwei Bao by Si Long Chan In 2024, at the inaugural Queer Asian Poets e vent hosted by East...

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