The Lost Gaze 失灭的眼眸
Synopsis
May 1944, Harbin, Northeastern China under the rule of Imperial Japan.
As the puppet state of Manchuria declines, the United Front in the Northeastern provinces suffers a severe blow: a single lapse exposes many, intertwining their fates. The story of a young man and a young woman reaches a climax.
The young man is the head of the Special Higher Police, a former medical prodigy who had to leave school. His sole wish is to take his blind sister and his lover away from Manchuria and back to his homeland.
The young woman is an undercover intelligence officer for the Chinese Communist Anti-Japanese Alliance within the police department. She is trying to rescue comrades and save the United Front during the crisis. However, an unexpected letter reveals a series of secrets: her father’s fate being uncertain, her lover being embroiled in internal conflict, and more…
Now they both remain in Manchuria. In a tiny room of Unit 731, some cruel truth is about to be revealed.
This is a game of power that resembles the mirrors. Amid the infinite reflections of the mirrors, we question the truth; in the abyss of the truth, we are not alone.
We are together.
沉黯三尺雪,
留待一缕香。
离人眼中血,
故人心上霜。
Three feet of darkened snow,
awaiting a trace of fragrance.
Blood in the eyes of the departing one,
frost upon the heart of the dear one.
The Lost Gaze (2020)
Written by Miao Chen
Directed by Xiangyu Wang
Full-length play history/war/romance
Showcased at 2019 New Theatre Project Script-reading Festival in Beijing
Theatre live moments
2020.1.6.
E6·本土一间, 77 Cultural and Creative Park, Dongcheng, Beijing
2019 New Theatre Project Script-reading Festival
Poster & photo credits: Yufan He & Zhe Chen, Cai, Haotian Liao