In 1983 Arthur Miller was invited to direct Death of a Salesman at the Beijing Peoples Theatre; with Chinese actors. This was an entirely new experience for Miller and for the Chinese company; most of whom had never even heard of life insurance or installment payments. Miller had forty-eight days of rehearsals in which to direct his play and; while there; he kept a diary.This book tells the fascinating story of Millers time in China and the paradoxes of directing a tragedy about American capitalism in a Communist country; and features photographs throughout by Inge Morath. In this edition; Millers diary is given a contemporary context as the production and process is investigated against the backdrop of twenty-first century China and its theatre; through a new introduction by Claire Conceison; Professor of Theatre Studies at Duke University.
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