Love Retreat

Love Retreat is produced by I-start Chinese Theatre, the first Chinese theatre in New Zealand.

In the near future, most women prefer to enjoy their own lives instead of marrying and having children - but this has put the nation in population crisis, so the government creates a law which forces women above a certain age to give birth...

What happens when 5 women are sent to 'Love Retreat' to find their partners?

This unusual story with a controversial theme is written by Yabing Liu and directed by Zhiming Xu and Zhaoxin Zhou.

I-start Theatre is New Zealand's first Chinese theatre company. Since launching in 2014, the company has produced five original plays, which have received excellent reviews from audiences and Chinese and local media. I-start Theatre aims to give Chinese amateur theatre performers a platform to show their talents and realise their dreams, while creating original stories inspired by real life to entertain and inspire audiences.