Spring In A Small Town
Theatre
Description
Description
Adapted from a short play by Li Tianji, the film “Spring in a Small Town” was made in 1948 by Fei Mu and was voted number one on the list of “Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures” by the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005. It has long been regarded as the most representative and influential work of China’s film industry, and was remade in 2001 by Tian Zhuangzhuang. A stage production was made possible when Barbara Fei, the renowned vocalist and daughter of Fei Mu, gave Li the valuable screenplay manuscript and related materials used by her father.
The story takes place in a small, run-down town in the post-war era. It is early spring, and a chill is still in the air. A young woman, Zhou Yuwen, shares a quiet, insipid life with her invalid husband Dai Liyan. Also living with them are Liyan’s teenage sister, Dai Xiu, and an old servant, Lao Huang. One day, Zhang Zhichen, Liyan’s childhood friend and the former lover of Yuwen, comes to see Liyan. This unannounced visit is like a stone thrown into a still pond, causing ripples in everyone’s hearts. The reunion stirs up hidden feelings in Yuwen and Zhichen, while the young and innocent Xiu has a crush on the gentlemanly Zhichen. The four fall into an entangled web of relationships – the dilemmas of sense and sensibility, the choice of whether to stay or go. Which way is right at this time of turmoil?
Adaptation：Li Liuyi
Director：Li Liuyi
Scenographers：Li Liuyi; and others
Cast：Lu Fang; Lei Jia; and others
Details of other production units are only available in Chinese
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Theatre Yearbook 2015 – Dance, Drama and Xiqu" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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$120
$380
Indoor
Non-local
