Camden Fringe 2024
LILI, THE CHINESE GIRL, NOT LILY
A MUSICAL(SORT OF*)
Set & Costume Design
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Producer, Writer & Actor - Feifei Xiang
Director & Actor - Angus Bhattacharys
Musical Director - Weiling Zhou
Composer - Yihe Tao
Set & Costume Designer - Jessica (Wenjing) JI
Lighting Designer - Sanli Wang
Venue - Etcetera Theatre
The story starts with two people working in the service industry who empathise with each other's struggles. Cam stands by Lili as she faces the tough reality of being an East Asian woman working in London. In a world filled with various types of relationships, Lili and Cam's connection develops organically into living together for six months without a clear definition. Just as Lili becomes increasingly uncertain about Cam, he unexpectedly brings up marriage...
Set Design
As in the story, Lili is a Chinese girl struggling with her future life as an international graduate in the UK. In this sst design, the designer utilizes an array of moving cardboard boxes to create the evolving narrative landscape of the story. As items and props are continuously taken out of and placed back into the cartons, they subtly reflect Lili’s unsettled life and turbulent state of mind. The monotonous colours further emphasise the protagonist’s sense of helplessness and her ongoing struggle, capturing the essence of a life in constant flux.
PRE-SHOW: Two actors are on the stage while audiences come in, surrounded by cardboard boxes.
