Bury Me Before You Marry Me

Love, Death & Family

29 Jul to 1 Aug

Full price: £35/30/25/20 Concessions: £15 (Incl booking fees)

Produced and presented by Susu Productions

In some parts of Asia, there is a belief:
when a young man dies unmarried, his parents will find him a bride and hold a ghost wedding to accompany him in death.

Sometimes, the bride is a corpse.
Sometimes, the woman being buried is still alive.

One day, a British man named Jason discovers that his Chinese girlfriend has been involved in a ghost marriage...

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This is a dark comedy. An immersive interactive theatre experience.

The audience does not simply watch the story. They become part of it.
You will interact with the characters, and at key moments, you will make crucial decisions on their behalf.
Every choice will completely change the direction of the story. As a result, each performance leads to a different ending and different fates for the characters.

This is a ritual that requires your participation.
The ending is yours to decide.

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Cast & Crew

Director – Susu
Writer – Susu

Producer – Wei Shuai 
Co-Producers – Yiqian Shao, Marian Lee
Assistant Director – Jada Gibson
Dramaturg - Yiqian Shao
Movement Directors – Wenqi Yu, Zixuan (Alina) Zhou

Stage Manager – Ziyuan (Iris) Zhao
Lighting Designer – Yuqing Wang
Sound Designer & Music Director – Anqi Deng
Costume Designers – Erin Gregory, Wenxin Tan
Scenographer – Haiting (Joey) Zhou
Set Designers – Martha Ma, Yu Song
Make-up Artist – Jinmeng Hu

Actors (in alphabetical order) –
Joshua Dowden as Jason
Jada Gibson as Chi 魑
Yuejia (Mia) Hu as Lin Chuxue 林初雪
Pelumi Ibiloye as Mei 魅
Marian Lee as Su Qing 苏晴
Yiqian Shao as Yuan Meng 袁梦
Susu as Su Yu 苏雨
Wenqi Yu as Liang 魉
Zixuan (Alina) Zhou as Wang 魍

Running time: 
3 hours inc. 20 mins interval

Age guidance: 14+

Content warnings: references to death, grief, family conflict, and discussions of sexuality.