NCPA production of King Lear landed on Jan. 20th

NCPAJanuary/22/2017
This version of King Lear makes the language easier for the audience to understand, bringing them closer to Shakespeare.

Photo by GAO Shang
Turmoil within the royalty made alive every single character, be him a hero or villain.

Photo by GAO Shang
"We put our heart and soul into this drama, because we want to show something unique on the stage," PU Cunxin said.

Photo by GAO Shang
The protagonist's ups and downs showed how human nature gets torn up and flounders in agony.

Photo by GAO Shang
WAN Qianhui showed us Cordelia who remain good-hearted though her father had long misunderstood her.

Photo by GAO Shang
Lear went into exile with great remorse.

Photo by GAO Shang
Such stark contrast between two extremes gave full scope to the hopelessness and haplessness surround the king, thus provided each spectator with much food for thought.

Photo by GAO Shang
The reunion of Cordelia and her father warmed people's hearts.

Photo by GAO Shang
Such a contagious tragedy written by Shakespeare stunned and shocked everyone at present.

Photo by GAO Shang
The costume design also followed the tenet of returning to classic by much use of checked pattern.

Photo by GAO Shang
To recapture the play's quintessence, Michaël combined traditional elements with power signs, which together created a meaningfully not too high-brow setting that was true to life.

Photo by GAO Shang
  • This version of King Lear makes the language easier for the audience to understand, bringing them closer to Shakespeare.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • Turmoil within the royalty made alive every single character, be him a hero or villain.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • "We put our heart and soul into this drama, because we want to show something unique on the stage," PU Cunxin said.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • The protagonist's ups and downs showed how human nature gets torn up and flounders in agony.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • WAN Qianhui showed us Cordelia who remain good-hearted though her father had long misunderstood her.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • Lear went into exile with great remorse.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • Such stark contrast between two extremes gave full scope to the hopelessness and haplessness surround the king, thus provided each spectator with much food for thought.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • The reunion of Cordelia and her father warmed people's hearts.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • Such a contagious tragedy written by Shakespeare stunned and shocked everyone at present.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • The costume design also followed the tenet of returning to classic by much use of checked pattern.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

  • To recapture the play's quintessence, Michaël combined traditional elements with power signs, which together created a meaningfully not too high-brow setting that was true to life.

    Photo by GAO ShangLearn more

This version of King Lear makes the language easier for the audience to understand, bringing them closer to Shakespeare.

Photo by GAO Shang

Turmoil within the royalty made alive every single character, be him a hero or villain.

Photo by GAO Shang

"We put our heart and soul into this drama, because we want to show something unique on the stage," PU Cunxin said.

Photo by GAO Shang

The protagonist's ups and downs showed how human nature gets torn up and flounders in agony.

Photo by GAO Shang

WAN Qianhui showed us Cordelia who remain good-hearted though her father had long misunderstood her.

Photo by GAO Shang

Lear went into exile with great remorse.

Photo by GAO Shang

Such stark contrast between two extremes gave full scope to the hopelessness and haplessness surround the king, thus provided each spectator with much food for thought.

Photo by GAO Shang

The reunion of Cordelia and her father warmed people's hearts.

Photo by GAO Shang

Such a contagious tragedy written by Shakespeare stunned and shocked everyone at present.

Photo by GAO Shang

The costume design also followed the tenet of returning to classic by much use of checked pattern.

Photo by GAO Shang

To recapture the play's quintessence, Michaël combined traditional elements with power signs, which together created a meaningfully not too high-brow setting that was true to life.

Photo by GAO Shang

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