Theecinematicadaptation of a hugely popular Chinese reality TVshow oncomedianswill make its mainlanddebut on Jan28, the first day of the Spring Festivalnext year.
Beckett's less polished sketches seem to liberate cinematic ingenuity, where his more developed conceptions of theatricality can prove resistant to adaptation.
The Broadway adaptation still contains the movie's centrepiece musical number Springtime For Hitler, a wonderful piece of cinematic kitsch, which has been artfully recreated for the stage.