NCPA International Theatre Festival 2018

Drama The Father Starring ZHAO Lixin, JIN Xing

Dates: July 06-08, 2018

About

If you were to ask me which country’s fathers have the highest index of happiness, I would without hesitation tell you they are the fathers of Sweden, who can enjoy 16 months of parental leave. Relishing the joys of family life for 480 days, while collecting a federal stipend--is the word sweet enough?

They say research has shown that men who take paternity leave do live longer. But, let’s take a closer look at a Swedish father, who is supporting his family, in addition to a disavowing a mother-in-law, and missing out on paternal bliss amid allegations that his wife is having an affair. The mighty three stars of his captain’s insignia don’t carry much weight at home anymore, while the problem is eating him alive.

“You! How can you prove that you are the father of your child?”

Credits

Producer: YOU Ya

Director: ZHAO Lixin

Associate Producers: ZHOU Dan, ZHENG Fujing

Executive Producer: GUAN Luyan

Set Designer: Queenning Zhao

Lighting Designer: CHEN Xiaji

Music Designer: LUO Wen

Costume Designer: ZHAO Jin

Stage Designer: FENG Jingyu

Poster Designer: LIU Bin

Main Poster Photographer: XIAO Ren

Make-up Poster Photographer: ELF-FOTO

Produced by: Kunning Arts Studio, Jingying Entertainment, Chic-PIA

Lead Cast

Adolph: ZHAO Lixin

Laura: JIN Xing

Cast

Dr. Ostermark: ZENG Yang

Jonas: TIAN Rui

Margaret: HONG Liu

Bertha: XU Qin

Emma: WANG Yidan

Orderlies: HOU Yong, JIANG Yi, HE Long, CHEN Zhe