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'Streetcar' at home on China stage (Mandarin)

Wang Huan believed that since many women choose to stay single in China, the story of Blanche Dubois would find more resonance today. So he decided to stage the American play A Streetcar Named Desire in Chinese.

The production of the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center had 12 successful shows in Shanghai last year. This year, with a new cast, the play will go on tour in China, starting with five shows at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing beginning on April 25.

Learn more here.

If you go:

7:30 pm, April 25-29. National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 Chang'an Street West, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010 6655 0000. Ticket: 160-280 yuan