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Hongwei Bao (he/him)

@queercomrades.bsky.social
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Queer Chinese writer and academic based in the UK; author of The Passion of the Rabbit God (Valley Press), Self-Portrait as a Banaba (Poetic Edge) and Queering the Asian Diaspora (Sage).

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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
Show info derbytheatre.co.uk/event/hot-pot/
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Hot Pot - Derby Theatre
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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
See you tomorrow!
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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
Read the reviews here: www.aukaproductions.com/reviews
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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
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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
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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
London 16-21 June www.tickettailor.com/events/playh...
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Buy tickets – Hot Pot 火鍋
Hot Pot 火鍋, Multiple dates and times - In this tale of friendship, love, and authenticity, four friends reunite at a hot pot restaurant after the pandemic, reminiscing about their past while navigatin...
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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Nottingham 25 June www.lakesidearts.org.uk/event/hot-po...
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Hot Pot 火鍋
In this tale of friendship, love, and authenticity, four Chinese friends reunite at a hot pot restaurant. New theatre at Lakeside Arts, Nottingham.
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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
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Episode 8 | The Poetic Justice of Queer China | Made in China Journal
From royal court legends to a seventeenth-century deity, gay people have been part of Chinese life and literature for millennia. Since the 1990s, legal reforms and deeper integration into global capit...
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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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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Pleased to be in this conversation with @yangyangcheng.bsky.social and @dariuslongarino.bsky.social about queer culture in China for @madeinchinajournal.com
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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
adapted from this short story variantlit.com/zizzi/
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Zizzi
Visit the post for more.
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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)
YouTube video by Hongwei Bao
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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Thanks to Dr Si Long Chan for this great conversation about poetry, queerness and East Asian identity, and to @leafepress.bsky.social Litter Magazine for publishing it. www.littermagazine.org/2026/04/inte...
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Interview with poet, playwright and queer activist Hongwei Bao
Queer Asian Poetics: A Conversation with Hongwei Bao by Si Long Chan In 2024, at the inaugural Queer Asian Poets e vent hosted by East...
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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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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Interviewed by Neue Zürcher Zeitung for an article on Chengdu as China’s gay capital: www.nzz.ch/internationa...
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Chengdu: Chinas heimliche Hauptstadt der LGBTQ-Szene – was macht den Ort so anders?
China tut sich schwer mit Homosexualität – doch in Chengdu blühen versteckte Freiräume. Was macht die Stadt so besonders?
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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
The context u.osu.edu/mclc/online-...
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Diary Writing as Feminist Activism: Guo Jing’s Wuhan Lockdown Diary (2020)
By Hongwei Bao MCLC Resource Center Publication (Copyright April 2020) For seventy-seven days from January 23 to April 8, Wuhan, a Chinese city with a population of eleven million people, was locke…
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Hongwei Bao (he/him) @queercomrades.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Gup Jing's text wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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Wuhan Lockdown Diary by Guo Jing - Words Without Borders
Guo Jing, the first woman in China to win a gender discrimination case against a state-owned enterprise, chronicles daily life under the COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China, in this excerpt from her Dia...
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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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