Small stage makes big difference

Of the many such theaters in vibrant Beijing, Li Yangduo's is not the best located. But she has carved a niche with a repertory that can be called adventurous in this city where new productions are in the hundreds every year. Raymond Zhou reports.

Raymond Zhou

At the second anniversary of the opening of DrumTower West Theater, Zhuo Bieling, a female writer and critic, recounted an anecdote about the time when her friend Li Yangduo gave her a screenplay. Li was considering bankrolling the project and wanted Zhuo's expert opinion. But Zhuo threw it into a drawer and forgot about it.