A dark fable of human nature set in a zoo, a lonely patient who hears the voices of animals, and a forbidden, grotesque love between human and fox.

SHIH Tung-ling, a versatile mid-generation creator of Golden Bough Theatre, unites writing, directing, and performance in this raw solo work that lays the self bare. Blending storytelling, chanting, traditional opera, and puppetry, he shifts through multiple roles to unravel a surreal inner world, crafting a singular, magical, contemporary Liaozhai.

When existence loses meaning, the line between human and animal begins to blur… Loneliness is a disease. Who’s ill — you, or this mad world?