【Ningbo】Exclusive Version of Drama 'The Village on Treasure Island'

Exclusive Version of Drama ‘The Village on Treasure Island’ (Cooperative Performance)

The pinnacle on the drama stage, ‘The Village on Treasure Island’ is the spark of the ideological intersection between renowned Chinese dramatist Stan Lai and famous film and television producer Wang Wei-chung. It tells the story of a military dependents’ village with both joy and sorrow. Weeping and laughing, we look back on the time on Treasure Island. Its extraordinary excellence makes it known as ‘the pinnacle on the drama stage in our era’. ‘The Village on Treasure Island’ uses drama to tell the epitome of an era. It is listed as one of Stan Lai’s three most classic drama works along with ‘A Dream Like a Dream’ and ‘Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land’. On December 5, 2008, ‘The Village on Treasure Island’ had its world premiere in Taipei. In the past 16 years, some people have grown up, some have left, and some have always been there. As a treasure of this era, ‘The Village on Treasure Island’ is a work that director and playwright Stan Lai and Wang Wei-chung hope to record history with the theater. In 2020, Stan Lai, artistic director of Theatre Above, and Ding Nai-zhu, CEO of Theatre Above, decided that they hoped to produce an exclusive version of ‘The Village on Treasure Island’. Like ‘Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land’, more audiences can walk into this ‘story that will be forgotten if not told’. The actor team of Theatre Above, the exclusive theater of Stan Lai. The Shang Troupe bravely takes on the heavy responsibility and continues to pass on this treasured work of the times. May you continue to walk into the theater with us and see this special period of history in this story interwoven with laughter and tears and gain the strength to face life.

Plot

The alternation of laughter and tears and the bittersweetness of three generations of residents and four families. This is a story that is so far away from us yet so close. In the turbulent era of 1949, there was such a group of people. They left their homeland and didn’t even have time to say goodbye to their relatives. Due to changes in the political environment, they accidentally crossed the sea to Taiwan. Originally thinking it was just a short journey, the day of returning home was far away. Carrying deep-seated nostalgia, they took root in the village where they temporarily settled down. Different cultures also merged here because of them. These villages are now known as ‘military dependents’ villages’. ‘The Village on Treasure Island’ is writing history with the theater. It is like a living museum, displaying the great migration of ethnic groups, presenting the nostalgia story of the entire Chinese community, telling the powerful force of an era, and recording the lives of everyone who has left their hometowns and the displaced refugees around the world.

Powerful actor Wen Zhang joins with passion

On March 30, 2023, the exclusive version of ‘The Village on Treasure Island’ kicked off its resident premiere at Theatre Above. This moving story continues to be passed on with the power of the young. Powerful actor Wen Zhang joins with passion and plays the role of flight officer Zhou Ning in the play. In one performance after another, every time he steps into the role and delves into the role, Wen Zhang challenges himself and demands higher and more delicate standards of himself each time.

In 2024, Zhang Wen continues to challenge different roles, transforming from the humorous and witty ‘Zhou Beibei’ to the good-hearted ‘Old Zhao’, and we look forward to unlocking the character code of ‘Old Zhao’ with Zhang Wen this winter. The epic classic ‘Treasure Island One Village’, seen by half a million people, is great because it transcends politics. It goes beyond regions and conflicts, returning to the most essential truth, goodness, and beauty of human nature.” —— Film Critic, Zhou Liming

“I was captivated by it, feeling时而感伤时而欣慰, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying uncontrollably; tears not yet dried and then bursting into laughter; not yet finished laughing and then crying again. What kind of play is this? It made me look like a fool.” —— International Superstar, Lin Qingxia

“‘Treasure Island One Village’ provides more space for such a group of exiles and their vicissitudes of fate.” —— China News Weekly

“Legendary identity, historical color, and a treasure of the times.” —— Chen Hao, China Times

“It is the pinnacle of drama on our generation’s stage.” —— Zhou Liming, Xin Jing Bao

The full performance is open on 12/20-12/21, Friday to Saturday, for 200 minutes.