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 Theatre Award from Critics' Circle
surface form: Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play

Evening Standard Theatre Awards
surface form: Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
surface form: 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, England
surface form: London
premiereDate 2013-05-20
premiereLocation Almeida Theatre
producedBy Almeida Theatre
setting China
United States of America
surface form: United States
subject United States–China relations
surface form: 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
Lucy Kirkwood basedOn Chimerica
subject surface form: Chimerica (TV series)
Almeida Theatre notableProduction Chimerica
this entity surface form: Chimerica (2013)