#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

Hampstead Theatre, Inner London

Thursday, 11th April 2013 to Saturday, 18th May 2013. Open 17th Apr 13.
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Tickets £18.00 to £29.00.

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Dates/Times

Thursday, 11th April 2013 to Saturday, 18th May 2013. Open 17th Apr 13.
19:30. Apr 17 at 19:00. Sat Mat 15:00. Wed Mat 14:30
Tickets £18.00 to £29.00.

Venue Information

Hampstead Theatre
Michael Frayn Space/Hampstead Downstairs

Eton Avenue
Swiss Cottage
Inner London
Greater London
NW3 3EU

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Synopsis/Cast/Company

Information for #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei at Hampstead Theatre, Inner London (Play). 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.

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

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei at Hampstead Theatre, Inner London

QTix Codes:
Listing: L1718954964
Production: T01177369054
Event: S418982981
Venue: V202
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