Chimerica

Details

Tiananmen Square, 1989. As tanks roll through Beijing and soldiers hammer on his hotel door, Joe - a young American photojournalist - captures a piece of history. In New York, 2012 Joe is covering a presidential election, marred by debate over cheap labour and the outsourcing of American jobs to Chinese factories. When a cryptic message is left in a Beijing newspaper, Joe is driven to discover the truth behind the unknown hero he captured on film. Who was he? What happened to him? And could he still be alive? Chimerica website.

Cast/Performers

Claudie Blakley (Tessa), Stephen Campbell Moore (Joe), Benedict Wong (Zhang Lin), Elizabeth Chan (Zhang Shen), Vera Chok (Michelle Cheuk / Mary Wang), Karl Collins (David / Peter / Paul / Officer), Trevor Cooper (Frank), Nancy Crane (Martha / Doreen / Senator / Maria Dubieki / Mrs Krupke / Susannah Schofield), Sean Gilder (Mel Stanwyck), Sarah Lam (Feng Meihui / Old Ming Sheng), Andrew Leung (Young Lin / Benny), David K.S.Tse (Zhang Xhao / Pengfei)

Creatives/Company

Author: Lucy Kirkwood
Producer(s): Almeida Theatre, Headlong, Sonia Friedman Productions, Bob Bartner, Norman Tulchin, Jean Doumanian
Director: Lyndsey Turner
Design: Es Devlin
Lighting: Tim Lutkin
Sound: Carolyn Downing
Costume: Christina Cunningham