Rhinoceros in Love

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Event Rhinoceros in Love
Venue Maidment Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2013
First Date 8 March 2013
Opening Date 8 March 2013
Last Date 12 March 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A curious allegory about a rhino keeper who falls in love with his neighbour but, thwarted by her indifference, holds her hostage. A flooded stage, a Chinese-pop soundtrack, Mandarin rhyming slang and online dating - Rhinoceros in Love leaves traditional Chinese theatre somewhere in its dust. Hailed as China's most successful play of all time, August 2012 marked Rhinoceros in Love's 1000th performance. This modern-day classic from the National Theatre of China is still going strong, playing every night in Beijing to packed houses and touring to international festivals. Revolutionary and refreshing, Liao Yimei's beautiful allegory gives voice to the maladies of young, urbanised Chinese, lost and in love. Weaving tragedy wi
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Music Theatre
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Meng Jinghui Director
Liao Yimei Playwright
Works
Text Nationality China
Production Nationality China
Further Information The work, which has been performed in Beijing more than 1000 times to packed audiences, will be performed in Mandarin with subtitles. This show has been hailed as China's most successful play of all time.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Auckland Arts Festival 2013 programme - accessed via National Library Online Archive
Web http://2013.aaf.co.nz/events/rhinoceros-in-love.aspx.html
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 156726