CHINA THEATER REVIEWS

A thought-provoking reworking of Mozart's popular opera....

​​​​​​​Shanghai Ballet was founded in 1966. Spanning over thirty years, this company embraces a blend of traditional and Western dance styles. Xin Lili, Artistic Director since 2011, has brought to the company English versions of Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, a French version of Coppeli...

Seen by over 8 million people worldwide, in 97 towns and cities across 11 countries, the National Theatre production of War Horse has finally arrived in Hong Kong on 10th May!...

The National Ballet of China's performance of 'Raise the Red Lantern' is stunning, moving, and heartbreaking....

If you're having seconds thoughts about whether to spend some or not spend some RMB to purchase a ticket to see Kinky Boots, take this friendly advice: buy it already! The Musical made its debut in July and they brought a huge amount of glitter, stilettos and joy to China. I can give you a list o...

Something has refreshed the Hong Kong Cultural Centre since early this month when Hong Kong Ballet's season finale, WHEELDON, RATMANSKY, MCINTYRE & THE BEATLES, a showcase of three short pieces by arguably the best contemporary ballet choreographers at this day and age, was presented on the Grand Th...

Hong Kong Dance Company invites Beijing Dance Academy to collaborate again, doing two shows at two weekends, BEAUTY BEYOND WORDS: ANCIENT CHINESE DANCE CLASSICS, performed at Shatin Town Hall at last weekend, and the revival of DREAM OF THE PAST at Hong Kong Cultural Centre at the coming weekend. I ...

Hal Prince really loves Brecht. This is my first initial reaction after seeing EVITA, the revival of Mr Prince's original West End and Broadway production of the musical by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice, now running in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Acamedy of Performing Arts for it...

Retelling the ancient Greek play by Aeschylus, which is the first part of his three Danaid plays (part two THE EGYPTIANS and part three THE DANAIDS do not survive), THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN, this new version by David Greig after the ancient Greek tragedian, is an actual and glorious ritual to make a test...

I have to confess that I had two misconceptions of PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS before I entered the theatre to see it, which makes my experience of viewing this two-hour theatre a surprising yet also predictable engagement based on this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival's theme: 'What's real to me'....

Two theatre shows in the Festival, both ran at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, have their titles branded with the word 'Dream': BOSCH DREAMS and DREAM AND DERANGEMENT. Not much is similar to these two pieces, but I find it fascinating that both pieces approach theatre and the performing space not in ...

Theatre of Nations (Russia)'s Shukshin's Stories, presented at the 46th Hong Kong Arts Festival, refines masculinity by exploring eight short stories by Vasily Shukshin....

TALE OF THREE CITIES showcases three short dance pieces by three different Companies in three 'cities' in East Asia: Bulareyaung Dance Company from Taitung in Taiwan, Han Dance Project from Seoul in Korea, and Hong Kong Dance Company from Hong Kong....

A NIGHT ON BROADWAY has strong vocals directly from Broadway, but needs a clear direction for the show itself to show the performers' unique sides....

Life is hard for female children and for women in general in China. This is the basic message from Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's play The World of Extreme Happiness currently playing at Seattle Public Theater. The big problem with this is that we all know this and so beyond that, what story do they wa...