An Actor Walks Into China

An Actor Walks into China tells of a thrilling transfer from Little Rock, Arkansas (think Wal-Mart, think Bill Clinton), to Beijing China, (think spicy food, think Shakespeare - or Sha Shi Bi Ya - as they say it there). From his first visit to Beijing where he played Kent in King Lear, to his experience directing an all female Julius Caesar with Chinese undergraduates - it seems so obvious doesn't it, surely just a question of who got there first? - to producing a season of Chinese theater in London, British actor Colin McPhillamy takes us on a ride of cultural confusion and delight. He loved China and the people he met. He loved the food, in personal encounters he met with warmth and hospitality. It was only in business environment that the shouting started.