Rhinoceros in Love
| Rhinoceros in Love | |
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 poster for a 2014 production | |
| Written by | Liao Yimei |
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| Date premiered | June 7, 1999 |
| Place premiered | China National Youth Theatre, Beijing |
| Original language | Chinese (Mandarin) |
Rhinoceros in Love is a Chinese play by Liao Yimei, originally directed by her husband Meng Jinghui in 1999, and subsequently performed more than 2,500 times and seen by more than a million people. The play was translated to English by Mark Talacko in 2012. A new English translation by Claire Conceison was commissioned by the BBC in 2014 for a radio play broadcast and was used for the surtitles for the play's US tours in 2017 and 2018.
The play describes the love of a rhinoceros feeder for a beautiful woman. It has been described as a 'classic drama' of modern Chinese theatre.[1][2][3][4]
It is a production of the National Theatre Company of China.
In August 2012, it became the first play in the People's Republic of China (1949- ) to reach 1,000 performances.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Rhinoceros in Love' is about belief: Director". Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "China Plus". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012.
- ^ "Rise of Experimental Drama: Rhinoceros in Love". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "Life of Guangzhou - Drama "Rhinoceros in Love"". www.lifeofguangzhou.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27.
- ^ ""Rhinoceros in Love" becomes China's first play to make 1,000 performances - People's Daily Online".
External links
[edit]- Rhinoceros in Love translated by Mark Talacko
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lpqnn BBC radio broadcast of "Rhinoceros in Love" in English
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