Details

The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan is an interpretation of Hamlet unlike any you will ever have experienced. When King Bo dies suddenly, his younger brother Yong Shu usurps his throne. His accomplice is the widowed Queen Jiang Rong whom he has seduced and married. So smitten is the Queen with her new husband that Jiang Rong is even prepared to betray her own son Prince Zi Dan. When Zi Dan learns of this treachery from the ghost of his father, the scene is set for tragedy. Sung in Mandarin with English supertitles. Duration 2hrs 15mins approx.

Cast/Performers

Fu Xiru, Guo Ruiyue, Chen Yu, Zhao Huan, Zhu Heji, Geng Lu, Gu Dianju, Liu Tao, Yin Yuzhong, Li Xiaouyang, Wang Dun, Wang Xilong, Hao Jie, Wei Bo, Zhu Zhongyong, Wang Guojian, Qiu Yipin

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Shakespeare, Zhu Sheng-Hao
Music: Jin Guo-xian
Corporate Sponsor: HSBC
Company: Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe
Other: Feng Gang (script writer)
Director: Shi Yu-kun
Sound: Cheng Lin
Lighting(s): Sun Hao, Chen Xiaodong
Costume(s): Zhou Zhonggen, Chen Qingyi