Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) On October 28, Damai's "Of course there is a play" released the latest film list, announcing the 10 high-quality plays that the label will launch in 2024-2025. These include limited edition return performances of the label's highly acclaimed class

Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) On October 28, Damai’s “Of course there is a play” released the latest film list, announcing the 10 high-quality plays that the label will launch in 2024-2025. These include limited edition return performances of the label's highly acclaimed classics such as the drama "Mixed, Mixed or Salad" and the immersive suspense theater "Secret No. 9", as well as the stage play "Taibai Venus is a Bit Annoyed", the musicals "Andromantic" and " "Six Lying College Students" and other new productions that have assembled ace creators, as well as the much-anticipated 40th anniversary concert world tour of the musical "Les Misérables" in Shanghai.

Poster of the latest single part of Damai's "Of course there is a show". The newly released film list of

is based on the theme of "adding drama to life" and is divided into four major units: "Special Plays", "New Plays", "Returns with Plays" and "Present with Plays". Among them, the commemorative version of the drama "Mixed, Zheluo or Salad" launched in the "Special Plays" section and the immersive suspense theater "Secret No. 9", the drama "De Ling and Ci Xi", the musical "Tao" in the "Enter the Show" section "The Portrait of Ringley" and the drama "2:22" are both limited returns to the highly acclaimed classic plays of the "Of Course" label.

's drama "Mixed, Mixed or Salad" is written and directed by director Zhang Hui. Through three stories with completely different temperaments, the work writes three different flavors of the situation, and thus connects people's common memories and thoughts about life of an era. It is reported that on the occasion of the third anniversary of the show, "Of course there is a show" specially launched the commemorative version of "Mixed, Zheluo or Salad", which will star Ma Zhuojun, Zhang Yiman, Jiang Qiming, and Wu Lanying (in the order of appearance of the actors), and It will tour to Suzhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hangzhou and other cities successively. On October 30th, the Suzhou and Ningbo performances will be the first to open tickets in the first round on the Damai app.

Stills of Jiang Qiming starring in "Mixed, Zheluo or Salad".

is an immersive suspense theater "Secret No. 9" authorized by BBCStudios in the UK, co-produced by Damai's "Of course there is a play", the Shanghai Grand Theater Creation Center and Zhejiang Dafeng Culture. The Santuo Banner Theater Company is responsible for the creativity and creation. It is adapted from the world-famous hit British dark comedy of the same name. As the world's first offline performance version of the British drama IP "Secret No. 9", the show has been performed for more than 250 times since its premiere in Shanghai at the end of last year. It ranks first in the box office of the 2024 Shanghai Small Theater resident performance and has become a Shanghai performance check-in. A new landmark, the original creator highly recognized it after checking in in person. Based on the Shanghai version, a limited version of the play will be launched in Beijing at the end of this year. This version will not only continue the highlights of the Shanghai version, but also add new stories.

Written by He Jiping and directed by Situ Huizhuo, the drama "De Ling and Ci Xi", known as the "immortal Chinese classic", has continuously created box office successes in 2019 and 2021, with tickets sold out within seconds of opening. In the 2024 version of the performance, the play retains the original cast of Jiang Shan, Lang Ling, Wang Hao, Wang Yadi, Wang Jishi, while introducing new blood. Among them, the outstanding young actor Xiao Yuliang joins the crew for the first time, playing the role of " Guangxu" corner. Currently, the show's 19-show nationwide tour in 9 cities in 2024 has officially concluded this month, and tickets for the new round of tour in Ningbo, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in January 2025 are also being issued.

In addition, according to the film list, the "new classic" musical "The Picture of Dorian Gray" adapted from the only novel by British novelist Oscar Wilde will usher in a newly upgraded graduation performance in March 2025; The major theater version of the popular suspense thriller drama "2:22" in London's West End will continue to tour in 2025, and will appear together with a newly produced small theater resident version. It is worth mentioning that this work, which is wrapped in a thriller shell and has a warm core and is very "current", is not only the work of "Of course there is a play" and director Zhang Hui following the drama "Mixed, Mixed or Salad" and the drama "Single" The third work of in-depth cooperation after "Ning" has truly synchronized with the world in terms of copyright introduction and production.

In addition to the surprise return of classic plays, a number of popular new dramas with high expectations are also featured in the new film list.For example, the "New Theater" section has launched four new plays: the stage play "Magic Moment", the stage play "Taibai Jinxing is a bit annoying", the musical "Male and Female" and the workplace suspense musical "Six Liar College Students". Among them, the stage play "Magic Moment" is adapted from the classic comedy work of "Japanese National Comedy Master" Yuuki Mitani. It is the blockbuster work of Damai's "Of course there is a show" label in 2024. This year, the first round of the show's tour has completed 24 performances in six cities including Shanghai, Chongqing, Suzhou, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen. In December, there will be a surprise extra performance in Qingdao, and it will start again with laughter in 2025.

Stills from the stage play "Magic Hour". The other three works of

are all new works under intensive preparation. The stage play "Taibai Venus Is A Little Annoyed" adapted from Ma Boyong's best-selling novel of the same name is directed by Liu Tianchi, written by Guan Shan, and stars Zu Feng and Liu Yang. It will premiere at the Shanghai Grand Theater in January 2025. In the story, Tianting and Xitian jointly launched the major project of "Learning from the Western Heaven". The "project manager" Taibai Jinxing Li Changgeng and Guanyin from the Western Heaven were ordered to jointly plan the "Nine-Nine-Eighty-One Difficulty" to escort major projects. "The gods in heaven are all domestic animals, working as workers on the Journey to the West." The play cuts into the story of Journey to the West from a contemporary perspective, turning the traditional classic demon-slaying into every adult's daily workplace battle, thus vividly presenting a scene that is both ironic and ridiculous. A guide to life in the workplace that resonates deeply. The musical "Heroes" focuses on the legendary chivalrous case of the Republic of China and is jointly created by the golden duo of the famous musician Sambo and screenwriter Guan Shan. The workplace suspense musical "Six Lying College Students" directed by Zhang Xuanhao, written by Yan Donghan, and composed by Hu Shui, is adapted from the best-selling Japanese suspense mystery novel. It tells the story of six college students who engage in psychological warfare with each other to obtain the only qualification to join the job. The protagonist years later The story of discovering the truth.

As a blockbuster masterpiece of the "Present with a Play" section, the Shanghai stop of the 40th Anniversary Concert World Tour of the Musical "Les Misérables" is produced by smglive, co-produced by Damai Mailive and Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai Musical Art Center, "Of course there is a play" "host. This special production is created to celebrate the musical "Les Misérables" entering its record-breaking 40th anniversary in London's West End. It will be launched at the Shanghai Grand Theater on November 4, 2025, and will start an 8-week performance. This is not only the first return of the original English version of "Les Miserables" in Shanghai after an absence of 23 years, but also the only stop in mainland China on the concert's world tour.

Editor Wu Longzhen

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