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On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport. Advised merely that his travel "could damage state security", he was escorted to a van by officials after which he disappeared for 81 days. On his release, the government claimed that his imprisonment related to tax evasion. Howard Brenton's new play is based on recent conversations with Ai in which he told the story of that imprisonment - by turns surreal, hilarious, and terrifying. A portrait of the Artist in extreme conditions, it is also an affirmation of the centrality of Art and of freedom of speech in civilised society.

Cast/Performers

Christopher Goh, Junix Inocian, Andrew Koji, Orion Lee, David Lee-Jones, Andrew Leung, Richard Rees, David Tse, Benedict Wong

Creatives/Company

Author: Howard Brenton (based on Barnaby Martin's conversations with Ali Weiwei)
Producer: Hampstead Theatre
Director: James Macdonald
Design: Ashley Martin Davis
Lighting: Matthew Richardson
Sound: Emma Laxton
Choreographer: Scott Ambler

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01177369054. Details of all #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S418982981

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11 Apr 13
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18 May 13

Hampstead Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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