Cynthia Hiu Ying Lam Photo: supplied
What is a 'good' Chinese woman? That's one of the questions Hong Kong-born writer and performer Cynthia Hiu Ying Lam interrogates in her new play.
She weaves together the stories of her two grandmothers and her mother. with her own experiences in 愛，媽媽 Oy-mahmah - Love Mum.
Their stories are set during the Second World War, Hong Kong's post-war years and finally to the mass exodus of its residents in the 1990s after the unpopular transition from British colonial rule back to communist China.
Sharing those concerns, Cynthia's family moved from Hong Kong to New Zealand when she was five. Lynn Freeman talks to Cynthia about what inspired the play.
Oy-mahmah,(Love, Mum) by Cynthia Lam and directed by Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren, premieres this Friday at the Herald Theatre in Tamaki Makaurau as part of the Auckland Fringe festival.
It'll also be available to be streamed for 48 hours following the second performance.
Just a note - it's deemed suitable for those 16 years and above as it deals with themes of depression and mental health.
