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Garden of Love – Selected Scenes from Classic Chinese Yue Opera

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Garden of Love – Selected Scenes from Classic Chinese Yue Opera

Presented by Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Theatre

 

Founded in 1984, Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Theatre is China’s most celebrated all-female professional Yue opera company, acclaimed for its poetic grace, distinctive stage aesthetics, and rich cultural legacy. For this UK tour, Xiaobaihua presents The Garden of Love - a specially curated selection of Yue opera excerpts that explore the themes of longing, destiny, and eternal devotion through the most iconic love stories in Chinese literature.

 

1.Butterfly Lovers: Farewell at the Eighteenth Pavilion

Liang Shanbo: Wei Chunfang

Zhu Yingtai: Zhang Yiqing

 

2. Dream of the Red Chamber: Song of Burying Flowers

Jia Baoyu: Chen Lijun

Lin Daiyu: Zheng Xiao

Xue Baochai: Xu Hong

 

3. The Peony Pavilion: A Secret Tryst

Liu Mengmei: Li Xiaowen

Du Liniang: Xu Yena

 

4. Lu You and Tang Wan: Poems on the Wall

Lu You: Cai Zhefei

Tang Wan: Zhang Yiqing

Zhao Shicheng: Li Xiaowen

Madam Liu: Xie Chan

Xiaohong: Zheng Xiao

 

With interlude instrumentals:

Sheng (Chinese mouth organ)

Dizi (Chinese bamboo flute)

Pipa (Chinese lute)

 

This performance will be in Mandarin with Subtites

Show Info

2.30pm & 7pm, Thursday 21st August 2025

Tickets from £48 + £1 Booking fee

Please note that VIP Tickets (Orange Tickets) will include a signed photopgrah, early entry access, and the best view seats. 

 

Wheelchair spaces & access seats are 50% discounted with a free carer/companion seat - please call the box office on 020 666 9037 to book accessible seating.

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Running Time: 100 minutes

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