Tonight, the original musical "Lady Macbeth" adapted from Shakespeare's masterpiece and co-produced by Hongqiao Art Center and performed in English by casts from China, the Netherlands and the UK, officially opens. The performance will last for one month, bringing a different kin

Tonight, the original musical "Lady Macbeth" adapted from Shakespeare's masterpiece and jointly produced by Hongqiao Art Center and performed in English by casts from China, the Netherlands and the UK, officially opens. The performance will last for one month, bringing a different kind of theater viewing experience to the audience.

The musical "Lady Macbeth" is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic work "macbeth". In the original story, the Scottish general Macbeth was inspired by the witches' prophecies and encouraged by Lady Macbeth to kill the king and become king. After usurping the throne, the couple could not get rid of the torment of inner fear and doubt. They were so cruel and unscrupulous that they betrayed their relatives and eventually went to self-destruction. The

musical cuts into the classics with a new perspective and clues, reconstructing Shakespeare's masterpiece of criminal psychology. From "him" to "she", the reasons for Lady Macbeth's evil deeds and downfall are revealed through flashbacks, further breaking the traditional meaning of heroic tragedy.

This play was adapted and composed with lyrics and music by British young artists James Beany and Gina Georgia. It was created and arranged by national first-class director Xu Jun. It is dominated by the style of Western pop music and is It uses a sung-through (whole-singing) form of expression to complete multi-line narrative expression, which is different from the traditional musical form and brings a new artistic experience to the audience.

The musical "Lady Macbeth" is the first time that Shanghai East Hongqiao Theater Management Co., Ltd. (Hongqiao Art Center) and Xu Jun Theater have combined overseas resources and jointly produced it together with Poly Shangyuewan (Shanghai) Theater Management Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Cultural Plaza.

It is understood that Hongqiao Art Center has cooperated with Xu Jun Drama since 2019, using modern and international techniques to re-create main elements such as script, stage design, music and so on, and has successively launched the poetic drama "The Long Confession" ", original musicals "The Orphan of Zhao" and "Hamlet" have all been highly recognized by the performance market.

The musical "Lady Macbeth" is an original work with a unique "mixed race" temperament that the two parties have collaborated with again. The performance will be performed in full English by Chinese, Dutch and British casts. Maya Hakvoort, known as the "Queen of German and Austrian Musicals", plays the lead role of Lady Macbeth. Excellent actresses in Chinese musicals Xu Lidong and Miao Mengchu will also play the same role.

The role of General Macbeth is co-played by British actor Karl Queensborough, who played Hamilton in the West End version of the musical "Hamilton", and Chinese actors He Liangchen and Hu Chaozheng.

Richard Carson, a very popular actor in the West End, and Tom Hier, an actor active on the West End stage and in British musical programs, will play Macduff and Benco respectively. This is also their first Chinese musical in Shanghai, which is very worth looking forward to.

At the same time, more than 30 young actors from China will participate in the performance, including many outstanding new talents. They are like bright stars and will contribute wonderful performances to this drama. Casts from various countries will shine on the stage with diversified combinations of unparalleled dramatic brilliance.

In addition, the creative team of this drama also worked with industry art leaders to integrate reality and fantasy, hot and cold through the triple mirror design concept. The character modeling and clothing are also more modern and fashionable, with a "futuristic" ethereal and "virtual" alienation. While creating a symbol of "innocence is darkness, darkness is innocence", audiences from different perspectives can enter the maze of the heart and the world with the characters, and complete the puzzle of their own feelings and thinking.

produced by

Shanghai Culture Square Theater Management Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Xujun Culture and Arts Co., Ltd.

Poly Shangyuewan (Shanghai) Theater Management Co., Ltd.

Shanghai East Hongqiao Theater Management Co., Ltd.

produced by

Shanghai Culture Square Theater Management Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Xu Jun Culture and Arts Co., Ltd.

Original musical "Lady Macbeth"

Performance time

May 9 (Thursday) 19:30

5 10 (Friday) 19:30

5 11 (Saturday) 14:30, 19:30

5.12 (Sunday) 14:30, 19:30

5.14 (Tuesday) 19:30

5.15 (Wednesday) 19:30

5.16 (Thursday) 19:30

5.17 (Wednesday) 5) 19:30

May 18 (Saturday) 14:30, 19:30

5/19 (Sunday) 14:30, 19:30

5/21 (Tuesday) 19:30

5/22 (Wednesday) 19:00 30

May 23 (Thursday) 19:30

5/24 (Friday) 19:30

5/25 (Saturday) 14:30, 19:30

5/26 (Sunday) 14:30, 19:30

5 May 28th (Tuesday) 19:30

Cast schedule

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Performance location

1862 Fashion Art Center

(No. 1777 Binjiang Avenue, Pudong New District, Shanghai)

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source: Shanghai Changning