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Executed for a murder she did not commit, young widow Dou Yi vows that if she is innocent, snow will fall in midsummer and a catastrophic drought will strike. Three years later, a businesswoman visits the parched, locust-plagued town to take over an ailing factory. When her young daughter is tormented by an angry ghost, the new factory owner must expose the injustices Dou Yi suffered before the curse destroys every living thing.

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Author: Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig

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Archive listings for Snow in Midsummer (2017)

Work type: Play.

T816408433

A contemporary re-imagining of one of the most famous Classical Chinese dramas, Snow in Midsummer is the first production in our Chinese Translations Project, a cultural exchange bringing Chinese classics to a modern western audience.Company Royal Shakespeare Company. Director Justin Audibert. Design Lily Arnold. Lighting Anna Watson. Music Ruth Chan. Sound Claire Windsor. Performer Jacqueline Chan (Mother Cai). Performer Andrew Koji (Worker Huang / Policeman). Performer Wendy Kweh (Tianyun). Performer Katiet Leung (Dou Yi).

23 Feb 17 to 25 Mar 17

Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V136
listing details L1861377099

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