Introduction 📖 剧目简介

《The Ship》是一部多语言、非线性叙事的元剧场戏剧。
改编自斯特凡·茨维格的《象棋的故事》，在第二次世界大战期间，一艘从中国驶向南半球的巨型邮轮上，一场意外的对弈引发了人们的震惊——一个神秘陌生人，竟然轻松战胜了国际象棋世界冠军琴多维奇。然而，当众人期待续弈之时，这位陌生人突然陷入了崩溃。他是谁？经历过怎样无法言说的过往？随着故事展开，我们穿越支离破碎的记忆与幻觉，窥见一个时代的阴影：孤独、精神抗争与对极权暴力的无声抵抗。这不仅是一个人的自我拯救，也是个人在幻觉与现实之间挣扎生存的心理地图。

The Ship is a multilingual, non-linear, meta-theatrical work, adapted from Stefan Zweig’s novella The Royal Game.
Set during World War II aboard a massive ocean liner sailing from China to the Southern Hemisphere, a mysterious man unexpectedly defeats the reigning world chess champion, Czentovic, during an impromptu match. Yet just as a second game is about to begin, the man collapses.
Who is he? What hidden past does he carry?
As the story unfolds, shattered memories and surreal visions intertwine, revealing a psychological landscape of loneliness, resistance, and survival under totalitarianism.
This is not only a story of personal redemption but also a silent rebellion against violence and authoritarian control.