Lao She's Teahouse is a milestone in the history of Chinese modern theatre. Beijing People's Art Theatre's Xiaojing Hutong is hailed as 'the Teahouse after 1949'. In 1981, Li Yunlong finished the script. Two years later, Beijing People's Art Theatre began its rehearsal. The year 1985 witnessed the debut of Xiaojing Hutong.

Presenter: Beijing People's Art Theatre

Beijing People's Art Theatre is a national theater with a unique performance style. Created on June 12, 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 the national 'Wenhua Award', '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.

Venue: Theatre House of the NCPA

Date: August 14-24, 2014

Add: No. 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing

Source: NCPA