Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Beijing Comedy Theatre

Dates: April 26-May 06, 2018

About

Balcony, the classic comedy by CHEN Peisi, has been popular in China more than 10 years due to its perfect embodiment of the structure of comedic essence. Since 2004, it has been performed more than 500 times in various theatres in more than 40 cities around the country, attracting nearly 300,000 viewers. When it was performed by young actors in 2012, it was given fresh new vitality. By virtue of the passionate and energetic performances, this new power in comedy won the consistent favor from Beijing audiences, becoming a work loved by elderly, middle-aged and young people alike. Leading the box-office rankings of Beijing comedy theatres, Balcony has once again gained high public praise.

Synopsis

Peasant worker Old MU pretends to jump from a building but accidentally falls onto the balcony of Director HOU’s house and enters by mistake. Director HOU keeps a secret mistress and a large amount of money. Director HOU’s wife comes in when he is with his lover, so he begs his mistress to hide. Old MU finally gets out of the mess when he unwittingly takes Director HOU’s embezzled cash. Director HOU finds that the cash is missing and assumes that his mistress took it. He goes to her in a rage and demands his money back by all manner of means, unaware that Old MU is ‘returning’ such an important thing to his wife. The matter of his keeping a secret mistress is about to uncovered. What will Director HOU do in the face of the twin crisis of his career and his family?