At Brighton Fringe

Unitarian Church, Brighton / the Space UK, Edinburgh, UK, 2025

Media Reviews

In collaboration with Xinyi Huang, Yufeng Liu, Ruolin Lei, Inini Xinyi Yin

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Out of Character boldly brings to life the raw impact of virtual intimacy, using a gangster tale as a lens to deconstruct hyper-masculine story- telling and redefine the dimensions of emotion. As the original story, fan reinterpretations, and self-insert fantasies intertwine, we witness how these creators transcend reality’s constraints and find resonance in fiction. Fanfiction is not just fantasy—it is love that the world has yet to understand.

Background Inspiration

Out of Character

Costume Design

Email: jieminglan1@gmail.com

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When reality fails to answer desire, the fictional world becomes home. They are the gangsters on screen, the forbidden lovers to some, the perfect souls that never existed in reality. And they—the overlooked East Asian female creators—project their emotions onto the imaginary, weaving intimate connections beyond the limits of the real world. When patriarchal narratives attempt to define love, desire, and existence, these women reshape them through imagination—not just as passion, but as identity, as a profound connection known as fictosexuality.

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"...commendations are needed for their costumer designer, Jieming Lan. One of the two female performers grapples with the idea of control, which is beautifully paralleled by the physical control that is imposed upon her by her costume..." “The costumes are shared between the two with the long matrix-style jacket being passed between them throughout their time on stage.” — EdFringeReview ★★★ “Out of Character is a drama full of twists and creativity that focuses on BL culture.” — Theatre Weekly ★★★

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