Last year's Chinese box office winner Crazy Stone will soon take to the drama stage, as part of the already popular drama series Kaixin Mahua, or Happy Chinese Doughnut.

The drama-versioned Crazy Stone will be directed by Shen Teng, director of Kaixin Mahua III. Ning Hao, director of the "Stone" film, will be producer of his drama version. The "Stone" drama will use the storyline of the film, but this time, the stone will be changed into a diamond from the original emerald.

The lead actors from the Kaixin Mahua series and some main actors of the film will this time perform the story on stage.

The drama will premiere on August 8 in Beijing's Haidian Theatre. It will tour to many other cities in this October.

A low-budget film, Crazy Stone raked in more than 30 million yuan (US$3.9 million) at the Chinese box office last year.

It's the fourth year that the Kaixin Mahua series is put on stage and is regarded as a comedy brand by drama audiences in the Chinese capital.

(CRIENGLISH.com July 21, 2007)