About The Master and Margarita

This play is adapted from the novel by the Soviet writer, Bulgakov.

In Moscow in the 1930s, a writer known as "The Master" disappears and his lover, Margarita, is in torment. At that moment, the devil, Satan, descends and brings with him doomsday. In desperation, Margarita makes a deal with the Devil and becomes a witch. The transformed Margarita emits a beautiful power. She flies through the air, rescues the Master, and together they fly to the Land of Ideals.

This story was written by The Master in his diary. In the 21st century, the diary was obtained by an angel. Are these records true? Did they really reach the Land of Ideals? The angel decides to travel back in time to find out.

Credits

Adapted from the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov

Adaption: Li Jianjun, Ma Xuan, Hu Xuanyi

Director: Li Jianjun

Cast: Zhai Guanhua, Zhang Jiahuai, Wu Zhoukai, Wang Chenyang, Cui Wei, He Wenjun, Wu You, Zhou Yinming, Zhang Chi, Wu Zhiwei, Gao Jianwei, Gao Chengfangrui, Wang Yunhan, Li Yuanyuan, Ye Xiaoqiu, Li Chenyang, Cui Qiangqiang

Drummer: Xu Yuxuan

Literary Consultants: Ma Wenqi, Zhang Weiyi

Acting Coach: Li Hao

Set Design: Hu Yanjun

Lighting Design: Chen Xiaji

Costume Design: Wu Lei, Ai Sitong

Music Design: Luka

Video Design: Chenxurenren

Graphic Design: Nie Jingzhu

Assistant Directors: Yang Mingchen, Ma Xuan

Sound Design: Wang Daiwei

Movement Coach: Pan Xiaonan

Multimedia: Li Linkun, Cao Yiran

Camera: Cao Chan, Lv Xintong

Sound Effect: Tian Yuyao

Make-up: Jiang Yiyao

Props: Ye Runzhi, Ma Chenxu

Stage Manager: Song Bai

Executive Producer: Qin Xiaxin

Producer: Wang Qingyang

Produced and Presented by New Youth Group

Special thanks to Lina.

About Li Jianjun

Li Jianjun is an independent theatre director, living and working in Beijing. In 2011, he founded the New Youth Group. Li Jianjun is an important practitioner of contemporary theatre art in China. His series of theatrical works reflect his concern for the living situation of ordinary people. He combines his experience of the historical visual arts with the study of theatre media, which gives his work a distinct spirit of innovation. In recent years, his works have received extensive attention and controversial discussion because of their critical cultural stand and exploration of theatre aesthetics.

About New Youth Group

The New Youth Group was founded in 2011. The group is devoted to exploring new theatre aesthetics and using the stage art as a tool for intervening in the daily life of contemporary China. New Youth Group has been invited to the Beijing Fringe Festival, Wuzhen Theatre Festival, Festival/Tokyo, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen Germany, Italy VIE Art Festival, Festival International New Drama (FIND) . They have created The Madman's Diary, Say Goodbye to Your Shadow, One Fine Day, 25.3km, A Man Who Flies Up to the Sky, Popular Mechanics, A Brief History of Human Evolution, A Welder's Flash, The Metamorphosis, and World on a Wire.