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Fanshen
by David Hare
December 2-12, 2004
Photo: Damon Meledones |
The Department of Theatre presents Fanshen by
David Hare, directed by Xerxes Mehta. A fascinating play
from one of England’s greatest playwrights, David
Hare’s Fanshen is, in his own words, “a play
for Europe, for the West. Besides trying to explain as
deftly as possible the aim and operation of land reform
in China, to show how it changed souls as well as bodies,
the play is much concerned with political leadership,
with the relationship in any society between leadership
and led.” Brutal, tender, violent, reasoned, and
all-absorbing, Fanshen throws a brilliant light on the
critical years in the late 1940s that gave birth to modern
China by focusing on one village’s struggle to survive
war, want, oppression and corruption, until it finally
learns how to take control of its own destiny. Please
note that this production is for mature audiences and
contains violence, nudity and explicit language.
Direction: Xerxes Mehta
Set/Costume Design: Holly Highfill
Light/Sound Design: Terry Cobb
Vocal Direction: Lynn Watson
Music: Colin Holter
Dramaturg: Susan McCully
Fight Choreographer: Dan Curran
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