The Poison of Polygamy is coming to La Boite this May!

From the opium dens of 19th Century China to the harsh, rugged goldfields of colonial Australia, this production offers an illuminating insight into the early Chinese-Australian experience and puts a human face on the issue of migration. Sleep-Sick is an ambitious young man from southern China who sets sail for the Victorian goldfields to make his fortune. We bear witness to Ma, the long-suffering wife he leaves behind, Tsiu Hei, the seductive and cunning temptation he encounters, the ...