Kim’s Convenience is produced by Adam Blanshay, directed by Esther Jun, written by & starring; Ins choi as the father. The core themes explored are Asian-American migration, family-run Korean business store, adaption, immigration, black & asian integration and aspirations.

Cast members Ins Choi; Appa (father), Namju Go; Umma (mother), Jennifer Kim; Janet (daughter), Edward Wu; Jung (son) & Miles Mitchell who plays multi-characters as Alex, Rich, Mr Lee & Mike (boyfriend-police officer/businessman, local customer etc.), nicely filled the theatrical atmosphere with humour whilst simultaneously identifying deep introspections from first- generation Korean immigrants who had resided to Canada.

Witnessing the relationship dynamics shared between Appa & his daughter; Janet, carried sentimental depths and emotionally moving/insightful depictions of the inevitable social factors at play when adapting into the West, where families respectfully compromise, balance cultural dynamics and acknowledge parental sacrifices and generational differences. Adjusting to a world where being open minded is crucial due to the normalisation of multicultural dating which may be forbidden in strict Asian households due to the Western stereotypes on black men globally.

However, we witness Abba’s nature more & more throughout the play, where his character has more of a greater emphasis on ensuring he upholds standards, traditions and family values as an agreed foundation to accepting the love life of whoever his daughter chooses to romantically date. As well as his embrace of his children’s career choices and desires due to being the the experts of their own life journey & happiness but most importantly; not allowing bribes from investors, gentrification or corporate greed to affect or interfere with his family affairs, culture nor the longevity of Kim’s convenience store which is strongly rooted to ensuring the internal wealth of his personal story lives on.