Sharing art diversifies our conversations and Lucy Kirkwoods Chimericaexemplifies this. “Chimerica” was a term coined by economist Niall Ferguson to indicate the global dominance of the dual country that is China and America. Photojournalist Lee Berger, famous for capturing the image of Tank Man in Tiananmen Square in 1989, sets out on a dangerous journey to find him.

Chimerica is a 2013 play by the British dramatist Lucy Kirkwood. Chimerica, 28 Feb – 1 Apr, Roslyn Packer Theatre It is even more remarkable given that the play she was trying to get into wasn’t some feelgood extravaganza but Chimerica – a three-hour piece about the … Thriller based on Lucy Kirkwood's award-winning play.

But Kirkwood’s play … Turner's production received several awards and was well-reviewed. Plot Summary | Add Synopsis Photojournalist Lee Berger, famous for capturing the image of Tank Man in Tiananmen Square in 1989, sets out on a dangerous journey to find him. Thriller based on Lucy Kirkwood's award-winning play. The word Chimerica is a combination of the words ‘China’ and ‘America’ coined by academic historian Niall Ferguson and economist Moritz Schularick to signal the intertwined economies of those two countries. The play premiered in London at the Almeida Theatre and was directed by Lyndsey Turner. It draws its title from the term Chimerica, referring to the predominance of China and America in modern geopolitics.

A photojournalist travels to China with the hopes of finding out who the mysterious man was who was photographed standing defiantly in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square twenty years ago. In Chimerica, a sinuous, sinewy four-part adaptation for Channel 4 by Lucy Kirkwood of her own multi-award-winning play, the picture is taken by the fictional Lee Berger (played …

Written in 2013, the play was a huge success, reflecting the political changes of the time. A Channel 4 four-part miniseries of the same name based on the play was released in 2019. This play is a fictional work rooted in real- life events (as well as extensive research) that prompts serious questions around the role of art and media by negotiating how events are reported and remembered by diverse cultures and communities.