The Tragedy of Coriolanu

Beijing People's Art Theatre

Beijing People's Art Theatre is a national theater with unique performance style. Built on June 12th, 1952, it was first headed by Cao Yu, the great dramatist in China. Since its foundation, there are nearly 300 plays of different forms and styles put up here. The representative plays include Hufu, Cai Wenji, Wu Zetian, Longxugou Ditch, Camel Xiangzi, Tea House, Thunderstorm, Sunrise, Wang Zhaojun, Absolute Signal, Xiaojing Hutong, and so on. Of them, more than one play has been performed over 100 times, and won national "Wenhua Award (for professional theatrical artworks)", "the Best Works Award" and municipal "Gold Chrysanthemum Award" and "Literature & Art Award".

Over the past half century, the performances by Beijing People's Art Theater have spread all over the country, and the theatre's distinctive "performance style" has taken root in the mass audience. In 1980, Tea House was performed in Germany, France and Switzerland, which is the first time for Chinese stage play to go abroad. Following that, a series of plays were performed in Japan, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, Egypt, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, including Tea House, Wang Zhaojun, Top Restaurant, Death of a Salesman, Uncle Goggie's Nirvana, Bird Man, Ruan Lingyu, Curio, and Wuchang Nvdiao.

Synopsis

Brilliant General Caius Martius returns to Rome a hero. Having conquered the city of Corioles he is named Coriolanus and persuaded to run for Consul. However, when he is rejected by the 'common people' Coriolanus vows to destroy Rome and joins forces with his enemy Aufidius to mount an attack.

Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Theatre

Dates: May 07, 2014-May 10, 2014

Price: VIP/400/350/300/180/100 RMB