Three founder-director of the festival Huang Lei, Stan Lai and Meng Jinghui (from left) pose for a photo at the sixth Wuzhen Theatre Festival, which kicked off on Oct 18 and will run through Oct 28. Artists from 17 countries will give 109 performances of 29 plays. It is China's answer to Le Festival d'Avignon or Edinburgh Festival. (Photos: China Daily)

Chinese play Popular Machanics.

Japanese play Spring Time in the North.

German play Dance in the Dark.

The sixth Wuzhen Theatre Festival kicked off on Oct 18 and will run through Oct 28. Artists from 17 countries will give 109 performances of 29 plays. It is China's answer to Le Festival d'Avignon or Edinburgh Festival.

The sixth Wuzhen Theatre Festival kicked off on Oct 18 and will run through Oct 28. Artists from 17 countries will give 109 performances of 29 plays. It is China's answer to Le Festival d'Avignon or Edinburgh Festival.

The sixth Wuzhen Theatre Festival kicked off on Oct 18 and will run through Oct 28. Artists from 17 countries will give 109 performances of 29 plays. It is China's answer to Le Festival d'Avignon or Edinburgh Festival.

Founders speak at the opening night of the festival.