Name: Theatre in Shanghai Dialect Blossoms (Part I)
Start: 2023-04-28
End: 2023-04-30
Location: Hong Kong Cultural Center

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Apr 28, 2023(Fri) - Apr 30(Sun)

Location:Hong Kong Cultural Center

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10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

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Theatre in Shanghai Dialect Blossoms (Part I)｜Show Introduction

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A tapestry of life and its people in Shanghai

The story is set in Shanghai in the last century, beginning with three youths who are good friends.

Abao, born into a capitalist family, is fond of the girl next door, Beidi. In the 1960’s, Abao’s family home is taken over and Beidi disappears. Twenty years have passed but Abao still cannot get over it.

Husheng, son of a cadre in the Air Force, adores the proud and aloof Shuhua. His family is impacted by social transformations and Shuhua also moves to Jilin. From then on, Husheng has resigned himself from the worldly affairs.

Working-class Xiaomao develops a love relationship with Yinfeng, a neighbour and a sailor’s wife. When the affair is uncovered, Xiaomao misunderstands Yinfeng and cuts off all ties with Abao and Husheng.

The 1990’s is a time when the economy takes off. Abao is now running a business in foreign trade and Husheng is a lawyer. They come to know Li Li, a restaurant owner who once worked in the sex trade; the arrogant and wilful Ms Wang, and the big-spender Mr Xu. Their encounter depicts the experience of a generation.

Blossoms is adapted from a novel of the same title by Jin Yucheng, which won the prestigious Mao Dun Literature Prize. The play is adapted by Wen Fangyi, hailed as the youngest talent in play-writing, who paints a tapestry of life and its people in Shanghai.