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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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).

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

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.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

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-...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

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...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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-...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

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...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

'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...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

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...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

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.

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Variant Literature @variantlit.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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...

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

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A much-awaited project is finally here! If you’re working on queer film festivals, queer cinema, or related topics, we would love to hear from you - please consider submitting! Deadline: 1 July, 2026. www.chinaindiefilm.org/chinese-inde...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Looking forward to co-chairing this panel discussion with Professor Paul Gladston on Queer Video Art in Mainland China. Free event and all welcome! www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-vide...

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Queer Video Art in Mainland China

Screening and panel on queer video art in Mainland China, with expert discussion and audience Q&A

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

CFP: Chinese Queer Film Festivals (Chinese Independent Cinema Observer Special Issue, edited by Jenny Man Wu, Andy Ke Zhu and Hongwei Bao) www.chinaindiefilm.org/chinese-inde...

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Chinese Independent Cinema Observer Special Issue Call for Papers: Chinese Queer Film Festivals, edited by Jenny Man Wu, Andy Ke Zhu and Hongwei Bao | Chinese Independent Film Archive

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Looking forward to this wonderful conversation hosted by the Centre for Worlding Modern Languages at the University of Bristol. 'Worlding Queer Sexualities', Tuesday 14 April, 5.15pm – 7pm, LR8, 21 Woodland Road, BS8 1TE. All are welcome!

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

On the anniversary of the COVID-19 outbreak, we’re sharing “Wuhan Lockdown Diary,” by Guo Jing (tr. @queercomrades.bsky.social), from our archives. Read it here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

An image of three friends in a train station in Shanghai, overlaid in white text it reads: from the archive: nonfiction, Wuhan Lockdown Diary, By Guo Jing, translated from Chinese by Hongwei Bao “Many people died because of inequality. The government treats them as heroes and praises them. But no one is held accountable for their deaths, and there is no critical reflection on why they died, either. A society cannot churn out dead tragic heroes forever; it should take responsibility for those who have already died and those who are still living.”

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Thrilled to announce that the queer play I wrote, Hot Pot, will be created by a full British East and Southeast Asian cast and creative team, and performed at Lakeside Arts Nottingham on 25 June. General booking opens on 18 March. All welcome! www.lakesidearts.org.uk/event/hot-po...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

“A society cannot churn out dead tragic heroes forever; it should take responsibility for those who have already died and those who are still living.” Read “Wuhan Lockdown Diary" written by Chinese feminist activist Guo Jing in 2020, during the Wuhan Lockdown.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

'Hot Pot', an English-language Chinese queer play written by me and produced by Auka Productions, with a full East and Southeast Asian cast and creative team, will be staged at Lakeside Arts in Nottingham on 25 June. All welcome! www.lakesidearts.org.uk/event/hot-po...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Performed in my short play 'Zizzi' with Altus Chan at the Birmingham Hippodrome New Earth theatre makers showcase two weeks ago. Thanks to everyone involved for the support! www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/new...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Queer zines often feature queer manifestos. What do Chinese queer manifestos look like? Read this translated and edited essay from the latest issue of @madeinchinajournal.com. Thanks also to the support of the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection. madeinchinajournal.com/2026/02/23/q...

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Queer Manifestos: Editorials from Chinese Queer Zines | Made in China Journal

Since the late 1990s, even amid continuing media censorship and sporadic government crackdowns on LGBTQIA+ activism, there has been a boom in queer groups, organisations, and events in urban China. Se...

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Made in China Journal @madeinchinajournal.com · 19/02/2026

In this essay, @queercomrades.bsky.social explores how the classical Chinese story of the Rabbit God has been reinterpreted across the global Chinese diaspora in recent years, highlighting creative reimaginings that promote an open and undogmatic vision of queer Chinese identity and heritage.

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Performing the Rabbit God | Made in China Journal

This essay examines how the classical Chinese story of the Rabbit God has been reinterpreted in the global Chinese diaspora in recent years. Using the examples of Andrew Thomas Huang’s 2019 film The K...

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

In this essay, I explore how the classical Chinese story of the Rabbit God has been reinterpreted across the global Chinese diaspora in recent years, highlighting creative reimaginings that promote an open and undogmatic vision of queer Chinese identity and heritage.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

“Imagining Transnational Chinese Queer Literary Studies: A Conversation on Queer Literature in the Sinosphere” with Hongwei Bao and Maria Elena Indelicato is now available open access on the Journal of Intercultural Studies website.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

'this collection integrates an impressive array of theoretical frameworks, concepts, and perspectives to analyse queer literature in the Sinosphere, challenging dominant narratives in literary criticism, and further reinvigorating the study with innovative insights and approaches.’ Dr Heshen Xie

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

‘Queer Literature in the Sinosphere, edited by Hongwei Bao and Yahia Ma, presents a groundbreaking and timely scholarly achievement, celebrating the richness and depth of queer literature of the Sinosphere through contributions from a distinguished cohort of scholars.' Dr Heshen Xie

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

‘Tracing back to Ming-Qing homoerotic literature and probing into contemporary danmei and GL fiction, this book stages a vibrant dialogue between the queer past and present, and achieves a delicate balance between the serious and the popular.' On Queer Literature in the Sinosphere

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

'it brings to the fore transness, queer woman and the queer working-class, which has received inadequate attention from both the academic and the public sphere.’ Qingsheng Xiao reviews Queer Literature in the Sinosphere (Bloomsbury, 2024) for The Shanghai Literary Review

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Looking forward to the rehearsed reading of my play Hot Pot at the Cockpit Theatre in London this weekend.

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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Thanks to Andy Npoet from Spoken Label (Spoken Word Poetry Podcast) for this great podcast about my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge Publishers 2025). Great conversation about poetry and more. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...

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