Calling out to all you east asian theatre fans but also welcoming any
other person from any other ethnic background. Being a company that
explores universal themes from an East Asian perspective, celebrating
cultural diversity we bring you an almagamation of the Chinese and the
English culture in this year's theatre production of Shakespeare's
tragic tale of King Lear:
A few years from now, the business world has ****fted. China is the
leading superpower. Faceless cor****ations protect privileged elite who
live above the law. From his penthouse overlooking Shanghais financial
district, Lear has called a video-conference to decide how his global
business empire will be divided amongst his three daughters. Stock
prices rise and lives fall as we enter a vicious, visceral world where
loyalties are tested and pushed to the limit: sister against sister,
servant against master, and child against parent. Greed and the desire
for control lead us on a trail of deceit, betrayal, lust and murder. As
Lear suffers and searches for Taoist enlightenment, what hope is there
for love?
Using video, music and aerial work, award-winning YET and Chinas
contem****ary SDAC join forces to present a bold and edgy interpretation
of this classic tragedy, featuring Chinese movie star, Zhou Ye Mang
(Temptress Moon) as Lear and David Yip (Chinese Detective) as
Gloucester.
English and Mandarin speaking, with English and Mandarin surtitles
Contact the yellow earth team by visiting our page
(www.myspace.com/yellowearth) and/or website (www.yellowearth.org), so
as not to miss out on any of the days this magical show is going to be
translated unto UK theatre nationwide!
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