This whimsical allegorical fairytale from China is about the world of food. It follows a peanut’s fantastical journey to avoid its destiny of being eaten, and so reflects the universal human experience of struggling against fate. Through its adventures in the Delicious Metropolis (the restaurant kitchen), the Food Refugee Camp (the leftover bowl), and the Flavourless Hell (the garbage can), the peanut meets a colourful cast of condiments! Along the way, it comes to realise the truth: although death is unavoidable, it can be faced in a way that brings inner peace. Performed in Chinese with English surtitles.

Written and Directed by | Wang Ting

Cast

White Fatty | Yang Yi
Peanut Chief, Green Onion | Xu Qixu
Peanut Tribe Member, Old Ginger, Salt Eight | Luo Shishan
Peanut Tribe Member, Food Angel, Little Bird | Liu Sa

Peanut Tribe Member, Garlic, Little Grass | Wei Jie
Peanut Tribe Member, Steamed Bun, Big Tree | Hu Zeyu
Peanut Tribe Member, Steamed Bun, Big Tree | Peng Zidong
Peanut Tribe Member, Steamed Bun, Big Tree | Li Dehua

Produced by | Gao Jiancheng, Ke Lu and Gao He

Executive Produced by | Ma Ge

Dramatic Composition, Stage Visual Director and Stage Installation by | Ke Lu

Lighting Design by | Yao Qi

Movement Direction by | Pan Anan

Music Design by | Zhao Lijie

Photography by | Cai Yuan

Poster Design by | Ke Lu
Production | Beijing Duocai Rensheng Cultural Development Co., Ltd, F·π Theatre, Super String Arts Studio Production / Kuanyou (Beijing) Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd.

'The Glory of Peanuts achieves the logical self-consistency and aesthetic exploration of reconstructing the world of food.' [[Liu Jing], [Beijing Youth Daily Art Review], on [Peanut Adventure]]