“Meaning,” a compelling new piece, will debut at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, featuring a diverse group of emerging theatre artists under the direction of Yitong Fu.
This innovative production melds experimental theatre with contemporary performance, challenging the boundaries between reality and art. It delves into the complexities of authenticity, vanity, and market-driven strategies in the creative world. Is theatre a platform for genuine expression or merely a stage for ego? In an age dominated by algorithms, reviews, and commercial success, can art truly remain authentic?
While “Meaning” doesn’t offer definitive answers, it unabashedly poses these probing questions with wit and candor. Whether you’re a seasoned theatre-goer or just curious, this experience promises to be both electrifying and thought-provoking.
Dates: August 11–17, 2025
Time: Daily at 12:30 PM
Venue: C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW
Tickets: Available at C ARTS
Cast: Yitong Fu, Gloria Chenying Gu, Le Cai, Linrui Jiao, Chen Chen, Magdalena Weitgasser, Lauren Sutton, Yi Tang, Kejie Wang, Rebecca Tozzoli Clozza, Lishuang Yang, Lijia Huang
Production Team:
- Founder, Head Producer, Playwright, Acting Coach, Actor: Yitong Fu
- Producer, Actor: Gloria Chenying Gu
- Executive Producer: Xinyue Zhao
- Fundraising: Matilda Shuyu Liu, Gloria Chenying Gu
- Marketing & PR Manager: Muqing Li
- Marketing & PR Assistants: Linqi Hou, Zhongyi Sun
- Prop Manager: Ruiqi Zhang
- Photographer (Edinburgh): Shengming Zhang
- Director: Cameron Ablimit
- Assistant Director/Dramaturgy: Ling Lin
- Stage Direction: Ke Zheng
- Assistant Playwrights: Magdalena Weitgasser, Linrui Jiao
- Music Composer: Yuanlin Yang
- Movement Director: Jacob Zang
- Artistic Director: Weiyu Li
- Lighting Designer: Shawn Shaoheng Lu
- Lighting Assistant: Rutong Wu
- Sound Designer: Xiaoya Zhao
- Assistant Sound Designer: Guo Weiyi
- Poster Designers: Cecilia Chuan Jiang, Yin Deng
