A family held together with one lifeline – food. Helen has grown up in the UK but always felt a piece of her story was missing. Amidst the skyscrapers and bustling streets of Hong Kong she meets her grandmother Lily Kwok and steps into a past of shocking family secrets that will change her life forever. Based on Helen Tse’s bestselling novel Sweet Mandarin this evocative new play by award-winning writer In-Sook Chappell tells the extraordinary story of the women behind the famous Manchester restaurant.