The Poison of Polygamy brings the first Chinese-Australian novel to the stage after 113 years
- Written by: Sophie Loy-Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Australian History, University of Sydney
Prudence Upton/Sydney Theatre CompanyReview: The Poison of Polygamy, directed by Courtney Stewart, La Boite and Sydney Theatre Company.
Early Chinese migrants to Australia believed in ghosts.
Hailing mostly from a handful of villages in China’s southern Guangdong province, these migrants were Cantonese peoples. For them, the undead had...
