WRITING IN WATER
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Written and staged by one of the most important directors in Chinese theatre, Stan Lai, with a cast featuring the renowned TV host He Jiong (Happy Camp), Writing in Water follows the story of He Shi, who by sheer chance comes across a mysterious young girl when he’s about to inherit an old beach house from his late mother. Together with the child, He Shi ventures into a world that enables him to experience life on a far more meaningful level. Captured on film by Serpent Productions (Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert) from the Theatre Above in Shanghai.
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Presented in Chinese with English subtitles
Running time: 1h 55min
CAST
HE SHI – Jiong He
SHUI’ER (Teenager) – Yici Huang
XIAO – Li Feng
HE’S AUNT/REALTOR – Junyan Zhao
WEI ZAI/HE’S GRANDFATHER – Weigang Zhao
ASSISTANT/WAITER/LAW FIRM STAFF – Zhibin Yang
SHUI’ER (Adult) – Kamdrel
CREATIVE TEAM
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Written and Directed by Stan Lai
Set Design and Costumes by Sandra Woodall
Lighting Design by Lihe Xiao
Projection Design by Yisheng Wang
Original Music by Yun Du
Associate Director – Lan Luan
Produced by Nai-chu Ding, Lei Huang
Executive Producer – Vanessa Yeo
Production Managers – December Yang, Qi Hua
Production Assistant – Gefei Lv
Assistant to Director – Xiao Han
Consultant Producers – Dione Orrom, Christopher Woodhams
Executive Director and Editor – Nick Morris
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