2022TCAF:The Double Theatre The Way Back

Due to the turbulent times, a boy with a dream to become a good guitarist like his father is forced to run away from the war. Afterwards, he grows up to become a man as a result of this exile.

Although a merciless bomb exploded smashing his body into pieces, he still looks forward to playing guitar with his right hand. On the way home, he begins to search for the other parts of body that are scattered all around. Can the boy piece together his body as well as the pure love for music in the beginning within this journey?

The Way Back is a play that allows parents and children alike to enjoy. With the theme of "Finding Yourself," this play presents a journey of searching for self and retracing memories. Paired with puppet and objects, the actor's body performance deconstructs our established impressions in life. At the same time, the magic moment created by music and theatre will not only move the audience but open up different imaginations about themselves.

The Double Theatre

Founded in 2014, The Double Theatre is a theatrical field that aims at representing human relationships in globalized society. Incorporating various values, they attempt to make theatre the reflection of real life and invite the audience to re-examine everyday realities with different perspectives.

Since 2019, The Double Theatre began adopting documentary materials to produce dance project Havana. In the same year, the Double Theatre launched Project Amateur, participating in the production of Go! Go! and Beyond! and Cet Enfant. In 2020, they once again employed documentary and field research in Daqiao 1998. Combined with a designed mobile app, this immersive production allowed the audience to experience the forgotten stories of Daqiaotou.

"Lee Cheng-Jui

Lee got a bachelor degree from National Taiwan University of Arts in 2015. Lee works as a director, dramaturg, curator and educator in the theatre. He pays attention to social issues, and has based his works on them. He also proposes awareness of different issues and infuses them into his works. In 2016, he produced Afar, and was invited on a tour to China, France and all over Taiwan. The same year, his work Her Last Glamor was nominated by Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre, and was invited to perform in Beijing.

Lee Cheng-Chun
Lee got a bachelor degree from National Taiwan University of Arts in 2015. Majoring in directing and playwriting, he focuses his works on local history, geo-politics and urban experiences. He also attempts to create different formats of works within the theatre setting. In 2016, Her Last Glamor, his playwriting work, was nominated by Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre, and was invited to perform in Beijing. In 2017, he was invited to take part in the Alas! Project by Assembly Dance Theatre. His 2019 piece, Havana was support by Ministry of Culture of Taiwan. "