Family conflict, separation and a legendary outlaw take the stage in a programme of three Pingju pieces.
Liu Yun’s wife devises a painful lesson to stop his abuse of his mother. The Vermilion Mark follows a family torn apart by conscription and deceit. The Legend of Tuolong reworks an earlier play by Cheng Zhaocai about the outlaw Zhang Suzhen. The second and third pieces are excerpts.
China Pingju-Opera Theatre presents this three-piece programme in the Jixiang Blossoms showcase of classic repertoire. Performed in Chinese.
Cast (names transliterated)
Liu Yun Beats His Mother: Bi Hu as Liu Yun; Liu Yanming as Li Guizhen; Gao Sijia as Madam Chen; Gao Jingze as Second Uncle; The Vermilion Mark: Feng Xiaoming as Zhao Jintang; Gao Sijia as Zhu’s mother; Li Mengxuan as Zhu Chundeng; Zhu Qing as Li Ren; Tu Zhenlong as the junior constable; Guo Liyin as the senior constable; The Legend of Tuolong: Wang Lijing as Tuolong; Zhang Hongxiang as the military governor; Yan Bodi as the interpreter; Tu Zhenlong as Cao Erhu; Tian Xiongfei as Zhang Laohao; Wang Xinhua as Shopkeeper Ma; Shen Jinwei as Liu Pangzi; Mao Zongming as the opium smoker; Du Jian as the local landlord; Zhang Lei, Song Ge, Feng Xueyuan and Zhu Qing as the puppet police officers.
Casting may change on the day.
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Full programme
- Liu Yun Beats His Mother
- The Vermilion Mark (excerpts)
- The Legend of Tuolong (excerpts)