{"product_id":"p002-the-deal-wordless-immersive-physical-theatre-on-a-retired-ship","title":"\"THE DEAL\": Wordless Immersive Physical Theatre on a Retired Ship","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina's first original immersive physical theatre, staged inside a retired cruise ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no lines in this show. Not one. The entire story is told through movement, music and the space around you, directed by Amit Lahav of Britain's Gecko theatre company and three years in the making. The stage is the Minghua, a real ship permanently docked at Shekou's Sea World, rebuilt across seven decks into 4,600 square metres of 1930s Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou follow Marcel: poor, gentle, painfully shy, and in love with a colleague he believes he could win if he could just become someone impressive. Reality keeps beating him. Then he makes a trade, and his soul is the price. Part Faust, part Gogol's \"The Overcoat\", and uncomfortably familiar to anyone who has ever wondered what they'd give up to get ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no assigned seats and no fixed stage. You move through the ship as the story unfolds around you, close enough to touch it. You're not watching Marcel's life. You're walking through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerformed with zero dialogue, so nothing is lost in translation\u003cbr\u003eSet inside the Minghua, a Shenzhen landmark ship, across seven decks and more than 10 built environments\u003cbr\u003eOpen-format staging with no assigned seats and no barrier between audience and performer\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Amit Lahav, artistic director of the UK's Gecko, after 1,000 days of development\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdmission to one performance of Trading Life, approximately 2 hours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to Know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo language barrier. The show is entirely wordless.\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for ages 14 and up.\u003cbr\u003eYou'll be on your feet and moving between decks for the full two hours. Wear comfortable shoes.\u003cbr\u003eExpect dark spaces, close contact with performers and moving between levels of a ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBooking \u0026amp; Cancellation\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook at least 12 hours in advance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull refund if cancelled at least 24 hours before the booked experience and the voucher has not been redeemed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMeeting Point\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e32 Taizi Rd, Shekou, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, 518060\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOpening Hours\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday 15:00-22:00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"\"THE DEAL\": Wordless Immersive Physical Theatre on a Retired Ship","offers":[{"title":"15:00 - 17:00","offer_id":68114170806507,"sku":"P002-01","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20:00 - 22:00","offer_id":68114170839275,"sku":"P002-02","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0848\/0761\/4699\/files\/uc-p002-1-20261017.jpg?v=1792227979","url":"https:\/\/gounlockchina.com\/zh\/products\/p002-the-deal-wordless-immersive-physical-theatre-on-a-retired-ship","provider":"Unlock China","version":"1.0","type":"link"}