‘Let’s go./We can’t./Why not?/We are waiting for Godot.’ Waiting for Godot is the work of Irish writer Samuel Beckett and also the most famous and representative work in absurd drama.
Two people are waiting under a tree on a small path. The only definite thing is waiting for Godot. They meet Pozzo and Lucky. When it is almost dark, a little boy comes and tells them that Godot will not come today but will surely come tomorrow. The next day, on the same path, with the same two people, it is still waiting for Godot, repeating over and over. Pozzo who is blind and Lucky who is mute still do not see Godot coming. The little boy comes on stage again and announces that Godot will not come today but will surely come tomorrow. Highlights of the play: Meng Jinghui × Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot Meng’s expression of a classic work A new way to open an absurd tragicomedy Without distinct character personalities or coherent storylines, Waiting for Godot is a two-act tragicomedy created by Irish modernist playwright Samuel Beckett. The actors from the ‘Butterfly Group’ will construct an absurd dream world on the stage – they will shatter all rationality and order with extraordinary expressiveness; they will convey the psychological states of the characters with highly tense and emotional physical performances; they will smear the ‘Godot’ they are waiting for. In their performances, this absurd dream encounter will no longer be desolate! Creative team list: Playwright: Samuel Beckett Director: Meng Jinghui Stage design: Zhang Wu Lighting design: Kong Yifan Costume/styling design: Yu Lei Sound director: Hua Shan Actors: Han Xu, Peng Lou, Liu Yanan, Wang Yusheng, Sun Rongjing Stage art director: Yu Lei Assistant stage art director: Jia Yuying Stage manager: Xi Shengli Lighting technician: Chen Nan Lighting technology: Wang Yuhao Sound technology: Li Chenyang, Liu Beining Stage art installation: Zhao Yan, Guo Sansan Makeup: Liu Jing Costume: Ma Mengjie Director assistant: Li Huayi Production director: Wen Ronghua Production coordinator: Cao Shang Performance coordinator: Wang Yaxuan Executive producer: Peng Cheng Publicity director: Wang Hao Publicity: Miao Dan, Wang Yixue, He Du, Wang Zhichun Creative photography: Captain America Creative videography: Chen Xurren Creative team members: Director Meng Jinghui Meng Jinghui is a highly influential drama director in the Chinese theater scene. With his pungent, humorous, and critical dramatic skills, he has repeatedly created miracles in the theater scene, opened up a new look for contemporary drama, and injected vitality into the diversified new situation of the theater stage.His unique creativity and diverse artistic style have become a remarkable cultural phenomenon. Since the 1990s, he has created more than 40 works. The appearance of each work has aroused strong repercussions. Representative works: stage plays include Rhinoceros in Love, Two Dogs’ Opinions on Life, Teahouse, To Live, Four Dreams in Linchuan, Amber, Letter from a Strange Woman, Murder in the Air Garden, The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, I Love XXX, Guns, Lies and Roses, Mermaid by the Dead Water, He Has Two Revolvers and Black and White Eyes, Bonjour Tristesse, Bedbug, The Good Person of Szechwan, Softness, The Latest Concept about the Destination of Love, Nine and a Half Loves, Shakespeare and the Wolf, The Sun and the Temple, Treasure Ship, Groundhog Diary/Remarkable Rocket/Ball. His works have been performed at many international art festivals and toured in various countries: Germany, the United States, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, etc. In recent years, he has initiated and served as the artistic director of many major drama festivals such as Beijing International Youth Theatre Festival, Wuzhen Theatre Festival, Hangzhou International Theatre Festival, and Contemporary Theatre Biennale, striving to create a better environment for the growth of Chinese dramatists. He is the author of Pioneer Theatre Archives and New Theatre Archives. Troupe: Since its establishment in 1997, Meng Jinghui Theatre Studio has taken diversity and avant-garde as its creative principles and has creatively produced a large number of contemporary drama works leading the trend of Chinese culture and art. There are more than 40 repertoires. It leads the trend of Chinese drama and has repeatedly created miracles in the Chinese drama circle. Among them, only the project Rhinoceros in Love has accumulated 2,500 performances and is hailed as the “Contemporary Love Bible”. The works of Meng Jinghui Theatre Studio have toured all over the world: Japan, South Korea, Mexico, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Austria, Brazil, Egypt, etc.
The opening hours are from January 9th to January 9th. It is open on Thursday from 19:30 to 21:30; it is open on Friday, January 10th from 19:30 to 21:30; on Saturday, January 11th, it is open from 14:30 to 16:30 and from 19:30 to 21:30; on Sunday, January 12th, it is open from 14:30 to 16:30. The performance time and duration are subject to the site.
