Youth in Flames is a new solo show coming to the Edinburgh Fringe this August. It captures the heart of the 2019 Hong Kong protest movement through the eyes of Millie, a cheeky (sometimes bratty) British expat who gets pulled into the political upheaval by local Hong Konger Jesse. It’s a play about trying to find a sense of belonging in a rapidly changing world, and the cost of ignorance when our attention is needed most.

Youth in Flames didn’t begin as a one-woman play. A year ago, I didn’t even imagine performing in it myself. It started as more of a novella piece, a way to preserve my memories of Hong Kong and reflect on how the city had changed since the protests . The drastic political shift, and what it meant for a place that had once been seen as a democratic city.

In April 201

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