Portraying women of resilience

In June 2023, on the other side of the Eurasian continent, Chinese actress Xin Zhilei made her theater debut in the Chinese adaptation of the play in Shanghai.

Xin, 39, also described the experience as life-changing.

It won her the best leading actress award at The 32nd Shanghai Magnolia Stage Performance Awards and completely altered her perception of acting.

The play required Xin to memorize approximately 60,000 Chinese characters of dialogue. In a 130-minute performance with no intermission, she portrayed and narrated 20 different stories.