睡覺時眼睛睜開 Sleep With Your Eyes Open

A coastal city in Brazil. Kai arrives from Taiwan for holidays with a broken heart. A broken air conditioner sends her into Fu Ang’s umbrella store. He could become a friend, but the rainy season doesn't arrive and his shop disappears. While looking for Fu Ang, Kai discovers the story of Xiaoxin and a group of Chinese workers in a posh skyscraper. Kai finds herself strangely mirrored in Xiaoxin’s tale.

Performed by first time actors and professional ones, the protagonists of this quiet comedy of misunderstandings come and go unexpectedly. From one unknown city to the next, they follow the needs of their work more than a traditional dramaturgy. But over the course of a hot, slow summer, delicate bonds grow between them like islands in a sea full of sharks.

UK Premiere