#Aiww: The Arrest of AI Weiwei

by Howard Brenton and Weiwei Ai

"Excellent... like a mix of Kafka and Beckett." - The Guardian

A timely play based on the true story of an imprisoned Nobel Laureate.

On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport. Advised merely that his travel "could damage state security", he was escorted to a van by officials, after which he disappeared for eighty-one days. On his release, the government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848423314
• ISBN13: 9781848423312
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.6"