Acclaimed Three-Body trilogy book gets drama treatment

Based on the first book of Liu Cixin's best-selling Three-Body trilogy, a stage drama, directed by Liu Fangqi, debuted in Shanghai on June 1 and recently wrapped up its first 12 performances.

In early August, the show, titled The Three-body Problem, will come to Beijing, kicking off a 20-city national tour.

The series, which is about how human beings respond to alien invasions, was published in China between 2006 and 2010, and sold more than 1 million copies.