The House marks renowned comedian Chen Peisi embarking on something new. With a complete break from the conventional actor-audience relationship, this exploration focuses on comedic interaction and recreation, so that each scene becomes unique and ends differently as the interactive show advances.

 

The audience has never had a role more important than their role in The House. The first half of this comedy discovers a murder, which provides an omniscient perspective. In the second half,  the audience members have to exercise their wisdom and interrogate the suspects.

 

Then an impromptu performance unfolds between viewers and actors. No one knows what the next moment holds. The audience speaks and affects the plot unconsciously.

 

Unlike in other plays, this time Chen Peisi lets the audience be a master of the theatre. The cast will be placed into a new arena where many challenges emerge as the actors have no script for reference. Comedy ensues!

 

 

There is a dilapidated 100-year-old house, which has seen many a vicissitude. A man is murdered in the presence of quite a crowd! In this house, there is a young delinquent, a little matron, a young man from Taiwan here to trace his roots and a mercenary real-estate developer. Each character is suspected of committing such a crime, but only one of them can be the true murderer. And the audience bears witness to this incident! Prepare to question the suspects boldly and bluntly to ensure justice is upheld!

 

 

Chen Peisi is a first-class actor in China and the founder of Dadao Culture. Since he began creating stage comedy in 2001, he has been the scriptwriter, director and starring actor in many excellent comedies including The Balcony and A Shill.

 

In 2009, he launched the Beijing Comedy Festival, which has become China's authoritative platform for displaying excellent comedy.

 

In addition, since 2012, Chen has also started the Comedy Performance Training Class, aimed at cultivating young talent and spreading ideas of comedy.

He has taken part in dramas including The Balcony, A Shill and The House, films including The Family and Her Majesty Is Fine, and skits including Eating Noodles and Kabob.