Made In China

by Maggie Gallant

(Austin, Texas, USA)

London's her home, mate, it's all she knows. So why are they trying to send her back to a place she doesn't even remember?

about the author:
I’m a British-born writer and performer who grew up in a small English village and escaped to London as soon as humanly possible. In 2000, I seized the chance to move to Austin, Texas and jumped into a creative life. First came stand-up comedy, and after not being discovered as a comedy genius I started writing solo shows, which I've performed across the US and Canada. Stand-alone monologues are a more recent passion. I'm very fond of pandas (can't eat a whole one) and am interested in their history as China’s international diplomats.The piece came together after considering the theme as it relates to the the tenuous position of many foreign citizens under Brexit, the treatment of the Windrush generation, and of my own status and privilege as an immigrant to, and now a citizen of, the United States.