Source: CCTV.com

08-27-2007 09:38

One of the most beloved classics of modern Chinese-theatre is "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land". The comedy-drama, now on its fourth run in Beijing has a more stellar cast than previously. Actors from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan rallied, to stage what they call, "a ground-breaking cross-straits three place" version.

The show had its mainland premiere last November, to celebrate the play's 20th anniversary. This time it will stay at the Capital Theatre for 11 consecutive nights.

The play is about two plays in rehearsal simultaneously on the same stage. One play is Secret Love, in which two young lovers are forced to part. It's a modern tragedy set at the dawn of the Chinese revolution. The other is Peach Blossom Spring, a bawdy period drama about a depressed fisherman who stumbles into Shangri-la.