Following four university friends reuniting at a hot pot restaurant after the Covid pandemic, Hot Pot at Playhouse East begins with easy laughter and then slowly settles into a more searching conversation that honours the complexity of friendship, identity and survival.
Drawing on the lived experiences of East Asian perspectives, the play explores gay identity with honesty and nuance against a cultural backdrop that can be hostile or indifferent. Hot Pot is the debut production from new theatre company Auka Productions, founded by Struan Davidson and Windson Liong.
Hongwei Bao, writer, said, “Hot Pot is a play about friendship, relationship and love. It is about how some of these significant relationships have changed over time, and how others remain strong ties in our lives. It is also a play about dreams, ambitions, and the joys and pains of growing up; about how one can live an authentic life despite societal pressures and others’ expectations. It is a story that everyone can relate to”.
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