Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Looking 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... 051
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Pound 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). 220
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Thanks 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 000
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Thanks 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 030
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 24/06/2026With 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 010
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Critical 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 001
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 19/06/2026HOT 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. 110
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Excited 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 110
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16/06/2026The first night at Playhouse East was a great success! Thanks to everyone for the support! More great nights to come! www.aukaproductions.com/whatson 010
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 14/06/2026A 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-... 020
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 13/06/2026My 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... 030
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Thanks 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 010
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Hi 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-... 122
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The 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 000
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Discussing the play HOT POT with Red Bus Londinium. redbuslondinium.uk/2026/05/29/h... 010
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Pleased to see the play coming to UK theatres in two weeks’ time. Check out the show near you: www.aukaproductions.com/whatson 030
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 21/05/2026The 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 010
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Excited to see the new poster and cast announcement of the HOT POT play, touring in UK theatres in June and July, 2026. 200
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Pleased 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... 042
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Just 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... 021
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Looking 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 021
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Excited 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... 000
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... 020
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Thanks 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... 020
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 02/05/2026From 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. 171
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 01/04/2026A 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... 073
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Looking 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! 020
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Thrilled 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... 182
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. 210
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... 010
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Performed 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... 162
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 20/02/2026In 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. 153
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. 260
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 010
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 231
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 193
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 140
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Looking forward to the rehearsed reading of my play Hot Pot at the Cockpit Theatre in London this weekend. 120
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Thanks 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... 061
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 30/12/2025This year’s highlight: the publication of the coedited book (with Daniel Mutibwa) about media and cultural encounters between Africa and China. www.routledge.com/Entanglement... 052
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 29/12/2025One of my proudest moments in 2025 was to have published poetry collection ‘Self-Portrait as a Banana’. Thanks to my editor @ashleyedge.poet from @poeticedgepublishers and everyone for the support. 350
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 21/12/2025It has been my great pleasure to chat with @burtonradio @scribes_aloud about poetry, writing and life in the midlands, filled with festive joy. You can listen to the playback here: burtonradio.co.uk/scribes-aloud 211
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 02/12/2025It was my great pleasure to introduce the film ‘Pillion’ at @broadwaycinema.bsky.social Nottingham. Thank all the audience for coming. The film will be on until this weekend so please don’t miss the film if you want to see it. 120
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Hi everyone. I will be performing poetry at The Common Press bookshop @thecommonpress in London on the evening of 16 December. Everyone is welcome! www.commonpress.co.uk/event-detail... 001
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Thrilled to share my work at the launch event of New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library. Congratulations to the team for the brilliant work and thanks to the audience for the support! 130
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Pleased to be part of this special issue of Open Gender Journal. It's bilingual (German and English) and open access. Please check out the wonderful articles (and my poetry). opengenderjournal.de/issue/view/s... 130
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 28/10/2025It's my great pleasure to introduce the queer Asian American film '1 Girl Infinite' at @broadwaycinema Nottingham as part of this year's @queereast Festival. All welcome! Book tickets from the Broadway website. www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/que... 040
Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Thanks to @geeksout.bsky.social for this wonderful interview about my book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepublications). www.geeksout.org/2025/10/24/i... 030