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Subtitle: the arrest of Ai Weiwei
By: Howard Brenton
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Drama
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Description: On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, 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. The play depicts the story of his detention and the relationships he develops with his captors. It is a portrait of the artist in extreme conditions and also an affirmation of the centrality of art and freedom of speech in civilised society.
Notes: Previously issued in print: London: Nick Hern Books, 2013.