Chimerica

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Chimerica is a critically acclaimed play by British dramatist Lucy Kirkwood that explores the complex political and economic relationship between China and the United States through the story of a photojournalist seeking the identity of the Tiananmen Square "Tank Man."

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Chimerica canonical 3
Chimerica (2013) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
theatrical work
adaptationCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom
adaptationFormat television miniseries
author Lucy Kirkwood
awardReceived Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play
Olivier Award for Best New Play
centralCharacterOccupation photojournalist
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationYear 2013
genre drama
political drama
hasAdaptation Chimerica (TV series)
notableTheme globalization
media ethics
memory and history
political protest
originalLanguage English
premiereCity London
linked to: London, England
premiereDate 2013-05-20
premiereLocation Almeida Theatre
producedBy Almeida Theatre
setting China
United States
subject China–United States relations
Tank Man
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
photojournalism
timePeriod early 21st century
late 20th century
transferredTo Harold Pinter Theatre
writtenBy Lucy Kirkwood

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Lucy Kirkwood notableWork Chimerica
Chimerica (TV series) basedOn Chimerica
subject linked to: Lucy Kirkwood
Almeida Theatre notableProduction Chimerica (2013)
linked to: Chimerica