I won't pay has many rewards

A comedy on how the economy impacts the people has particular relevance to modern China. Raymond Zhou praises the production for infusing the goofy with the insightful.

The versatility of Performance Workshop and Magnificent Culture Co has been proven beyond any doubt with their production of Dario Fo's madcap comedy I Won't Pay! I Won't Pay! on the heels of the elegant and exalted eight-hour epic A Dream Like a Dream.

Essentially a revival with subtle connections to the present day, the Chinese-language production of I Won't Pay! I Won't Pay! (aka Can't Pay? Won't Pay! in English) was first presented in 1997 in Taiwan. The Asian financial crisis became the sparkle that brought out not just uproarious laughter, but the relevancy of the play. Adapted by director DingNai-Cheng into local situations, the farce incorporated social issues of Taiwan in away few foreign plays could match.