Zheng-he 《鄭和》- Many people wish to become Zheng-he.
In the end, they could only become an ordinary eunuch.
Zheng-he is adapted from “Descendants of the Eunuch Amiral” by the Singaporean playwright Pao Kun Kuo.
For a very long time, ‘he’ has dreamt of himself as Zheng-he, the legendary Eunuch Marshal who made his 7 voyages to the Atlantic. The dream has been so real that he had to touch himself when he woke up, just to make sure something remained safely there. He began to study the book of anecdotes at great length. Through reading about ‘Eunuch’, he uncovered the problems of identity and social hierarchy in the modern world. In the end, he became certain that he is the descendant of the Eunuch, Zheng-he.
Many people wishes to become Zheng-he. They castrate themselves and ride an army horse. In the end, they could only become an ordinary eunuch.
Creative & Production Team
Co-organizer: Theatre de la Feuille (Hong Kong), In-side Out Theatre (Beijing)
Devise, Director & Music Designer: Ata Wong Chun Tat
Original script by: Kuo Pao Kun
Producer: Lei Yuen Hung
Creative Actors: Suen Chi Hung, Lai Cheung Leong, Wang Yao, Li Tengfei, Zhao Qi, Guan Haotain, Mok Chun Tung, To Chun Tiu
Live Music: Sham Kwan Yin
Costume Designer: Cheng Man Wing
Lighting Designer: Miao Chunyu
Assistant to Lighting Designer: Mint Luo
Singing Coach: Joanne Shao
Performance Detail
Performed in Mandarin with Chinese and English surtitles.
Duration: 1 hour; without intermission
A tour size of less than 12 pax
Previous Performance
2016
Inside Out Theatre, Beijing, China
Tianjin Grand Theatre, Tianjin, China
Shanghai International Arts Festival, Shanghai, China
2016 China Jiangsu Original Experimental Theatre Biennale, Yangzhou, China
Wuhan 403 Arts Centre, China
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