"... extraordinary ... independence and spirit. A very distinct voice, very funny ..." Jean Seaton, Orwell Prize Director
The Steampunk Opium Wars
“Invigorating, engrossing, witty, passionate and righteous – they should put Anna Chen’s The Steampunk Opium Wars on the school history curriculum.” Ben Chu of the Independent
” … a novelty in politically charged entertainment, defies easy analysis. … the unforgettable Hackney and Bermondsey Tea Ceremony. … not so much political entertainment as politicising entertainment. … You can’t really ask for more.” Ben Chacko in the Morning Star
"Charming, witty and sophisticated ... I am entranced, won over." The Sunday Times
"Hard hitting and often hilarious ... arresting ... engrossing and provoking." The Scotsman
"... sensitive, intelligent ... insistent and illuminating." The Herald
"It's the stuff of brilliant satire ... riveting." The List
" ... refreshingly original ..." Sunday Telegraph
"A charismatic and attractive performer … original, amusing, rude and rousing."
Manchester Evening News
"Very witty."
Graham Norton
"I'm taking you shoplifting."
Jenny Eclair
"Best press officer in the country"
Paul Foot on Anna's innovation of left UK political engagement with the media
"Wise and wonderful creature ... transgressive being ... a disposition and complexion somewhere between a frolicking lamb and a rutting teenager that just discovered it was Britney."
Alan Pillay, "Comic Strip Presents" actor in Time Out
The Guardian
The Observer
Plays And Players
The Scotsman
London Evening Standard
The Independent
"Don't call me an Asian babe, Martin Bashir" The Guardian
New Internationalist columns
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The Steampunk Opium Wars
“Invigorating, engrossing, witty, passionate and righteous – they should put Anna Chen’s The Steampunk Opium Wars on the school history curriculum.” Ben Chu of the Independent
” … a novelty in politically charged entertainment, defies easy analysis. … the unforgettable Hackney and Bermondsey Tea Ceremony. … not so much political entertainment as politicising entertainment. … You can’t really ask for more.” Ben Chacko in the Morning Star
Of other work ...
"Charming, witty and sophisticated ... I am entranced, won over." The Sunday Times
"Hard hitting and often hilarious ... arresting ... engrossing and provoking." The Scotsman
"... sensitive, intelligent ... insistent and illuminating." The Herald
"It's the stuff of brilliant satire ... riveting." The List
" ... refreshingly original ..." Sunday Telegraph
"A charismatic and attractive performer … original, amusing, rude and rousing."
Manchester Evening News
"Very witty."
Graham Norton
"I'm taking you shoplifting."
Jenny Eclair
"Best press officer in the country"
Paul Foot on Anna's innovation of left UK political engagement with the media
"Wise and wonderful creature ... transgressive being ... a disposition and complexion somewhere between a frolicking lamb and a rutting teenager that just discovered it was Britney."
Alan Pillay, "Comic Strip Presents" actor in Time Out
The Guardian
The Observer
Plays And Players
The Scotsman
London Evening Standard
The Independent
"Don't call me an Asian babe, Martin Bashir" The Guardian
New Internationalist columns
MORE PRESS HERE
