Summer Rolls
in association with Park TheatreMai is impulsive, intelligent, independent and growing up fast.
As well as realising from a young age that her family are nursing deep wounds and secrets, she also has to navigate her dual identity as a second generation immigrant.
Having escaped war-torn Vietnam, her family’s individual journeys and memories have left scars that Mai was too young to understand. Embracing their silence, Mai’s camera becomes a conduit through which her journey of discovery begins.
Summer Rolls, by critically-acclaimed actress Tuyen Do (The Great Wave), is a sweeping family saga that examines the Nguyen family’s life in Britain. This marks a seminal moment as the first British Vietnamese play to be staged in the United Kingdom.
Summer Rolls was selected from 'The Open Session' – Bristol Old Vic's annual call-out to South West writers.
★ ★ ★ ★A beautiful, honest, heartfelt portrayal of the British Vietnamese diaspora
★ ★ ★ ★A beautiful, honest, heartfelt portrayal of the British Vietnamese diaspora
Still buzzing from seeing #SummerRollsThePlay@ParkTheatre this weekend. I cried with both laughter and sadness. The story was so beautifully told and the characters, and their struggles, so close to home. Congratulations to @tuyendoactress and team, please come back soon!
— Hannah Nguyen (@han_m_nguyen) July 15, 2019
★ ★ ★ ★A fresh, dynamic play
The Upcoming
So proud of @KLandonSmith@tuyendoactress@LinhDan_Pham@annanguyen_now on a stunning and deeply moving debut of British Vietnamese storytelling on a UK stage 🙌🏽👏🏽🙌🏽 what a proud moment for the diversification of theatre! #SummerRollsThePlay@vanthanhprod@ParkTheatre
— Shalini Peiris (@Shali_P) July 13, 2019
★ ★ ★ ★An impressive debut
#SummerRollsThePlay, nuanced, emotionally deep & resonant piece abt & by #BritishEastAsians#BritishVietnamese cannot understand y some in #BritishTheatre continue 2 think there r no #BEAA 2 b found or #BEAWriters talent is here ur just not looking 4 it or suporting it enough
— 🇺🇦LucySheen周麗端 #TRA proVax RT ≠ Endorsement (@LucySheen) July 13, 2019
Do’s writing is fresh
Useful information
- Venue: The Weston Studio





