During the late Northern Song Dynasty, the city of Bianjing was repeatedly harassed by the outlaws of Liangshan. Lin Chong, a patriotic instructor of the Imperial Guards, submitted a report to the hierarchy criticizing the inaction of the Grand Marshal Gao Qiu, only to be framed and subjected to a series of injustices. Forced to seek refuge in the infamous Liangshan stronghold, Lin Chong remained torn, his heart still bound to the matters he left behind in Bianjing. Does Lin Chong still have a choice? Between Liangshan and the Song Dynasty, where does his true allegiance lie? 

Into the Night is adapted from the story of Lin Chong’s forced exile to Liangshan in Outlaws of the Marsh. The work seamlessly blends narrative merges novelistic storytelling with the musical form, alternating between first-person (“I,” refers to Lin Chong) and third-person (“he”) perspectives. This allows the audience to explore the character’s fate and inner struggles from diverse angles. The play opens with a prologue-style introduction inspired by classical Chinese chapter novel, subtly foreshadowing the character’s destiny while delving into Lin Chong’s emotional transformation. 

The NTT+ Musical Playwright Incubation Project provides creators with expert mentorship and a comprehensive support system to foster the development of high-quality original Mandarin musicals through “creative incubation” and “production development.” By uniting industry experts and professional production teams from Taiwan and Korea, the initiative continuously helps creators bring develop their works from script to stage and steadily advancing the growth of Mandarin musical theater in Taiwan. 
 

Playwright / WANG Juin-yi
Composer / HSU Chi-yang
Director / CHEN Yow-ruu
Cast / WANG I - hsuan, CHU Ting-yi, LIN Pin-han, Tân Siú-Gio̍k, YANG Tsung-sheng, LAI Hao-zhe
Lighting Designer / LAI Ke-chu
Technical Director / CHOU Kuan-chih
Sound Designer & Operator / CHANG Cheng-co
Costume Designer / HSIEH I-wen
Choreographer / LEE Ming-chieh
Vocal & Music Director / KIN In-hyoung
Stage Manager / CHANG Yi-chin 
Director & Rehearsal Assistant / WU Yu-quan
Performance Assistant / HUNG Pin-chen
Production / PROJECT ZERO Performing Arts Management