Ebook {Epub PDF} Teahouse by Lao She

Lao She's drama follows the lives of the owner and his customers through three stages in modern Chinese history. The play spans fifty years and has a cast of over sixty characters drawn from all levels of society. Brought together in Yutai Teahouse, they reflect, through the changes that were taking place in . TEAHOUSE - A Play in Three Acts by LAO SHE. SYNOPSIS. The "Yu Tai" teahouse in the ancient capital of Beijing was a witness and a microcosm of the times. In the first Act, which takes place in the year , the year of reform and the ensuing crackdown, we see the plight China has been reduced to: a weakened state, an impoverished populace. Named after celebrated Chinese teacher, dramatist and novelist Lao She () Lao She Teahouse, located a short walk from Tiananmen Square was founded in Lao She Teahouse is named after the famous drama "Teahouse" by Lao She, a Chinese dramatist and author that spent time in London, the USA and Singapore and later became a deputy to the National People's Congress Estimated Reading Time: 1 min.

In my search for the Peking Opera I came across the famed Lao She Teahouse. I was taken in by their professional website and reccomendation by the Lonely Planet. I paid Y (prices range from - ) to watch a motley collection of hapless performers: a magician, vocal mimes, a comedy act and a bit of Peking Opera thrown in just to keep. Published in , Teahouse is not only a peak of Lao She's dramatist career but also a monumental work in the history of modern Chinese drama. Through a graphic depiction of what happened to a teahouse in Beijing and the fate of Wang Lifa, boss of the teahouse and that of a group of characters connected therewith, Teahouse mirrored the then social turmoil and the seamy side of society. The Lao She Teahouse. The Lao She Teahouse was built in and named after Mr. Lao She and his famous stage play Teahouse. Located at Qianmen, the Lao She Teahouse adopts the style and characteristics of the teahouses in the Ming ( - ) and the Qing ( - ) dynasties. It is full of the taste of old Beijing.

Published in , Teahouse is not only a peak of Lao She's dramatist career but also a monumental work in the history of modern Chinese drama. Through a graphic depiction of what happened to a teahouse in Beijing and the fate of Wang Lifa, boss of the teahouse and that of a group of characters connected therewith, Teahouse mirrored the then social turmoil and the seamy side of society. Lao She Teahouse is located in Qianmen Street, covering a business area of 2, square meters (28, sq. ft.). Decorated mainly in a traditional Chinese style, it is simple and elegant with a Beijing-styled environment. Neatly arranged square tables, backrest chairs, palace lanterns hung from the ceiling, wooden tablets marked with a tea. While Teahouse had been radical and popular in , after Lao She's death by suicide in the play became one of the emblematic targets of attack for the Cultural Revolution. Beijing People's Art Theatre (BPAT) did not restage Teahouse until , and the play was not widely performed for the public till