Yang-May Ooi ¦ Writer & Podcaster ¦ Tiger Spirit UK
Hilke Flebbe, at age 22, was left alone in the world with an unfinished hotel in Lubeck, Germany and millions of Euros worth of debt to inherit from her mother. Instead of walking away from it all, Hilke…
Playwright Joanne Lau started out as a neuroscientist and came to writing for the theatre via stand up comedy and TV screenwriting. Now her first play Worth is being produced by New Earth Theatre and premieres at the…
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Listen to Yeshi Jampa and Julie Kleeman’s remarkable story of love, travel and food on Creative Conversations podcast with host Yang-May Ooi. Learn how the story of their award-winning restaurant Taste Tibet began with a chance meeting across…
Marcus Ferrar joins Creative Conversations podcast host Yang-May Ooi to discuss how his complex European heritage inspired his books. As a Reuters correspondent, Marcus Ferrar's life was shaped by both his Jewish mother who escaped Hitler's Germany and…
For most of us, when we have experienced a break up, we often don’t know what to do to heal our sadness. For a singer-songwriter like Louise Golbey, part of her healing process is to write a song…
How do you fit in to a new country with a different culture from your own? How can we develop a sense of belonging while celebrating our differences especially when we are migrants or expats trying to make…
How has the pandemic and restrictions on travel affected place-based tourism? What is a destination city like Oxford doing to face the post-pandemic challenge of bringing people back to the city centre – both tourists and local residents…
Actor Janet Behan and writer Damian Le Bas join Creative Conversation host, Yang-May Ooi, in today’s show to talk about Telling Family Stories in the context of their respective Irish, Gypsy and Chinese backgrounds. Along the way they…
In a world dominated by Youtube videos and Instagram images that can take you anywhere in the world, is there still a place for travel writing? How can the different types of writing about travel tell us about…
Theatre is not limited, says Hillary May, founder of The Michael Knight Theatre Company. It is open to everyone to take part, it is part of the community, theatre gives a voice to those who would not normally…