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Chinese Culture Festival 2025: Drama Four Generations Under One Roof by National Theatre of China
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**Thank you for your enthusiastic support! There are 83 tickets, including seats with restricted view, for each performance available for sale (distributed as follows: 43 tickets in $880 price zone, 12 tickets in $680 price zone and 28 tickets in $480 price zone) at URBTIX from 10am on 20 June 2025 (Friday) on a first-come, first-served basis.**
Original Stage Play Adapted from Esteemed Classic
Dignity and Honour Prevail in Chaotic Times
The thunder of cannons at Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 ignited the full-scale war between China and Japan, shattering the peace of Beiping's Little Sheep Fold Hutong.
Amidst the chaos, the lives of hardworking civilians deteriorate daily: Mr. Cui the rickshaw boy, operatic amateur couple Mr. and Mrs. Wen, helpful Li Siye, and Cheng Changshun who is interdependent with his grandmother - all gradually lose basic dignity and hope through their disparate sufferings. The reclusive Poet Qian, indifferent to fame and fortune, sees his family destroyed by the war. This tragedy strips away his scholarly passivity, forging him into an unyielding fighter.
In stark contrast, opportunists thrive in the chaos. Guan Xiaohe and his wife Dachibao prosper spectacularly, though their pursuits fracture family approval.
The Qi family, the Hutong's most law-abiding and peace-loving household, finds its members taking different stances as the crisis intensifies. Old Master Qi's third grandson Qi Ruiquan joins the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and vanishes without word; his second grandson Qi Ruifeng, spurred by his wife, secures a lucrative post in the puppet government; his eldest grandson Qi Ruixuan, an English teacher in middle school, wrestles between filial duty and patriotism while supporting the entire family with his devoted wife Yunmei. Old Master Qi's lifelong aspirations hang in the balance: Can he preserve his ideal of a four-generation household? Will he live to see his eightieth birthday?
Director: Tian Qinxin
In Putonghua with Chinese and English surtitles.
The performance will run for about 3 hours and 15 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
Audience below 6 will not be admitted.
Members of the audience are strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers and those who leave their seats during the performance will only be admitted and allowed to return to their seats respectively during the intermission or at a suitable break. The presenters reserve the right to refuse admission of latecomers, or determine the time and manner of admission of latecomers.
The presenters reserve the right to change the programme and substitute artists.
The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Jointly presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Bauhinia Culture Group Corporation Limited
A Programme of 'Chinese Performing Arts Hong Kong Season' Series
TICKETING
DATE VENUE PRICE 04.07.2025 (Fri) - 05.07.2025 (Sat)
19:30
19:30
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
$880, $680, $480, $380, $280
DATE04.07.2025 (Fri) - 05.07.2025 (Sat)
19:30
19:30
PRICE
$880, $680, $480, $380, $280