About Run Away to the Moon

Run Away to the Moon is a full-length novel by author Lu Min, first published in 2017. 

It explores the fantasy of escaping ordinary life for an ideal one. Xiaoliu's accident leads her to the strange town of Wuque, but life entangles her again. Her friends and family "repair" her absence, and when she returns, everything feels familiar yet different.  

The story mirrors Chang'e's flight to the moon. Will she be truly liberated, or will she continue to bear the shackles elsewhere? In this journey of pursuit and escape, we are always searching for the true meaning of self and freedom.

Credits　　

Adapted from the novel by Lu Min

Playwright/Director: Xiao Jing

Cast: He Wenjun, Li Xiaohui, Liu Antong , Wang Chenyang, Kang Tongge, Cui Wei

Dramaturg: Annie Wang

Literary Consultant: Xing Chao

Stage Design: Liang Mei

Lighting Design: Wang Shuzhen

Executive Director：Alice Zhang

Original Music: Yang Sitao

Sound Design: Tian Yulin

Custom Design: Cheng Fang

Graphic Design: Jiao Jian

Trailer Video: Chuhui Luo

Producer: Wang Xianglong

Executive Producer: Zhang Shiman

Stage Manager：Wei Lan

Set Assistant:Yang Zitian

About Xiao Jing

Xiao Jing works as a director and playwright. Her major works include Play Love Plays, which discusses the relationship between performers and theatre audiences; the theatre installation Before We Flood Into History, which focuses on the contradiction between urban development and individual growth; Revisiting the Tale of the Peach Blossom Fan, which adapted a classical Chinese play for a contemporary context; the documentary theatre piece, The Brutal Game, which discusses urban crime; and The Naming of the Animal, which addresses the relationship between the science and tech industry and the capital that funds it. She was selected for the 2021 Linhai Bu Linhai residency, the 2022 Swiss Arts Council Artist-in-Residence, and the 2023 A4 International Artist Residency Program.

About Routine Poems Institute

Founded in 2021, the Routine Poems Institute (RPI) takes the question "What if…?" as the starting point for all its work, introducing historical records and documentary materials into the theatre. RPI focuses on topics such as the plight of contemporary life, the impact of history on the individual, and the contradictions of urban development. RPI's works involve theatre, installation, performance and writing. It has created theatre works Play Love Plays, Before We Flood Into History, Revisiting Tale of the Peach Blossom Fan, The Naming of Animals and The Brutal Game. Those works have been invited to Wuzhen Theatre Festival, Aranya Theatre Festival, Beijing Fringe Festival, Hangzhou Theatre Festival and the Bu Linhai residency.