New Play About Ai Weiwei To Open April 11 In London

A Play About Ai Weiwei?
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei speaks to a journalist at his studio, before he head to the Beijing No. 2 People's Intermediate Court for his appeal in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Chinese authorities on Thursday rejected Ai's second and final appeal of a $2.4 million tax fine, a ruling he said sprang from a "barbaric and backward legal system." (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei speaks to a journalist at his studio, before he head to the Beijing No. 2 People's Intermediate Court for his appeal in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Chinese authorities on Thursday rejected Ai's second and final appeal of a $2.4 million tax fine, a ruling he said sprang from a "barbaric and backward legal system." (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A new play about artist Ai Weiwei's secret detention in 2011 will premiere in April in London. Written by British playwright Howard Brenton, "#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei" is set to open at the Hampstead Theatre.

The title of the play is a reference to Ai's Twitter handle. The artist, who is a regular user of the social networking site, has gotten into trouble with Chinese officials a number of times due to his online activism.

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