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Monday, 20 February 2012

Steampunk Opium Wars VIDEO: Lin Zexu Just Says No!



Here's the first extract from The Steampunk Opium Wars which debuted at the National Maritime Museum on Thursday.

The story so far ...

The East India Company has been growing mass-produced opium in Bengal and swamping China with the narcotic, turning an aristocratic vice into a mass addiction. The Emperor calls in Commissioner Lin Zexu to enforce the ban on opium and stop the British drug smuggling operation.

Song: "Lin Zexu Just Says No!"

With Hugo Trebels, Louise Whittle, Anna Chen, John Crow, Paul Anderson. Music from Charles Shaar Murray and Marc Jefferies. Video footage by Jeff Willis — additional material by Oliver Shykles. Lin Zexu portrait by Sukey Parnell. Show still by Jan Jefferies. Edited by Anna Chen.

Pictures here

The Steampunk Opium Wars pages:
The Steampunk Opium Wars Home Page
Afterview
The Company: who we are and how to find us.
Gallery: debut performance at the National Maritime Museum.
VIDEO: Lin Zexu Just Says No!
VIDEO: Britannia sings "Money"
What they said ...
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2 comments:

  1. Jha12 March 2012 at 18:23

    *SCREAMS* OMG I DID NOT KNOW CLIPS WERE UP.

    THANK YOU ANNE!!!!!!!!!

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  2. Madam Miaow12 March 2012 at 22:10

    Hope you like them. :-)

    Lots more on these pages here:
    http://www.annachen.co.uk/the-steampunk-opium-wars/

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