A raw and riveting theatrical reflection on freedom, resilience and creativity.

While working as a journalist in China, one morning Cheng Lei was lured to work by the Ministry of State Security. They blindfolded her and drove her to a secret location where she was detained for 1154 days.

Cut off from all contact with her family, her children and her friends, Lei simply disappeared.

1154 Days tells the extraordinary true story of Cheng Lei’s detention and eventual release. A meditation on the meaning of freedom, this captivating play is a tribute to all who are punished for thought, speech and truth – weaving tragedy with comic relief to reveal the luminous pulse of humanity that no system can fully crush.