Popular shows and new plays share stage in Theater YOUNG's new season
Theater YOUNG has prepared 35 stage productions in near 100 performances for its 2024 spring-summer season.
Dramas and plays are the theater's strong suit. Apart from the return of popular puppet show "Brecht's Ghosts" by German theater Berliner Ensemble, the new imported plays to meet audiences at Theater YOUNG include Brazilian play "Neva" and Swiss immersive play "Romeo, Romeo, Romeo."
Swiss dance theater work "Game Theory" will be making its Asian debut in May.
Brazilian play "Neva."
Director Li Jianjun is no stranger to the theater. His "World on a Wire," an adaptation of German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's science fiction film, and "The Master and Margarita," a play inspired by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov's novel, will return to Theater YOUNG in March and May, respectively.
Intelligentsia-themed plays by Beijing-based troupe The Nine were hot-sellers when they served as Theater YOUNG's opening performances two years ago.
In May and June, The Nine's "When We Two Parted" and "Symmetry Breaking" will make a return.
Director Li Jianjun's "World on a Wire" will make a return in March.
Theater YOUNG has been introducing and promoting cutting-edge and innovative stage works by young creators through its GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) youth drama showcase.
The showcase will continue at Theater YOUNG's Green Box in the latter part of the year. As a prelude, six small-theater works by young creators will meet audiences first at the Green Box during the spring-summer season
Five of them will be making their Shanghai debut, including two Wuzhen Theater Festival award winners.
Green Box offers a stage to young and innovative creators.
As for other performances, musician Xiao He and his friends will stage a folk song series on June 1 and 2.
"God of War," a musical revolving around Yang Jian, a mythical deity with a third eye in the center of his forehead, will be performed from this weekend through March 10.
A Kunqu Opera week will be held from March 26 to 31 at the theater, involving classical Kunqu Opera performances, master's class and workshops.
The spring-summer performance season also involves percussion, shadow play and magic shows for children and family audiences.
Musician Xiao He and his friends will stage a folk song series in June.
If you go:
Venue: Theater YOUNG
Address: 1155 Kongjiang Rd, Yangpu District 杨浦区控江路1155号
