Liu Cixin. [Photo/IC]

As Liu Fangqi says, 85 percent of the play sticks to the original story and changes have been made only to make the story more vivid.

The team employs various technologies, including projection technology and 3-D mapping.

Additionally, a huge pyramid has been placed in the center of the stage with each facet displaying images of battle scenes between humans and aliens.

The play has received high marks from author Liu Cixin, who watched the show's premiere in Shanghai.

"We are grateful that he gave us lots of freedom during the process of the adaptation," says Liu Fangqi, who is working with his team on a second drama based on The Three-Body series.

"There are no limitations in theater as technology is progressing fast. The work we have done is just the beginning."