A Chinese language stage adaptation of the 1994 Hollywood film "The Shawshank Redemption" has wowed audiences in China with an all-Western cast of fluent Mandarin speakers.
For World Theater Day, Xinhua interviewed the play's main character, Canadian actor Mark Rowswell, who's better known in China as Dashan.
He has shared interesting behind-the-scenes stories and his thoughts on the role of theater in bridging cultures.
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