The drama To Be Continued is based on the real life confusion and thinking of the playwrights WANG Cailian and HUANG Ying during their youthful days. Southern Weekly described it as “a drama that should be given the most attention that every year”. It has been listed among the “Most Influential Contemporary Chinese Experimental Dramas Created in Recent 4 Decades” by the Beijing Theatre Association and among the “Top Ten Experimental Dramas in Recent 3 Decades” by The Beijing News.
The work acutely captures how difficult it is to lead an urban life. So in an absurd, ironic and teasing way, it reveals how confused urbanites are and how they seek to understand the true meaning of life. The characters in the drama are you and me, or even all those around us.
Presenter: Beijing Fushouli Cultural Communications Co., Ltd. (HUANG Ying Studio)
Playwrights: WANG Cailian, HUANG Ying
Director: HUANG Ying
Deputy Stage Director: CAO Yuanyuan
Lighting Designers: WEN Xiaonan, HAN Dong
Costume Designers: HU Lei, WU Lei
Vocal Coach: ZHANG Xiao
Harmony Arr.: WANG Zixiao
Stage Manager: WANG Yuanhao
Executive Presenter: HUANG Ying
Managing Producer: SUN Weitong
Publicity Staff: AI Mi
Publicity Clerk: WANG Chunpeng
Graphic Designer: Creative Art Generation CAG Publicity Studio
Special Thanks: ZHOU Jiansen
* The drama was funded by the Beijing Culture and Arts Fund in 2025.
Cast: (subject to change) Xizi, WANG Borui, CAI Jiaqi, DING Yuntai, XING Kaicheng
Meritorious Actors: LI Yadi, ZHANG Xiao, LIU Zhengzhi, XU Zixuan, CAO Yuanyuan, ZHAI Huanhuan, CHEN Lei, JIANG Jiaqi, YANG Jie, LIU Xiaoxue, YU Ao, HONG Xuan, ZHANG Naitian, ZHANG Kewei, PENG Ziheng, CAI Qi, LI Yuan, SONG Bo, WANG Shanshui, WAN Qianhui, JIAN Renzi, LI Junwei, YUCHI Shaonan, WANG Shengzu, KUANG Qi’er, HU Shanshan, LIU Kuo, ZOU Xueqing, WEI Xinyi, YIN Yinan, DOU Yuyang, ZHONG Haowei, SONG Yajing, GUAN Tongyao, WU Qi, and others.
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