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Lady Precious Stream

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  8w, 13m

S.I. Hsiung

Produced successfully in New York and London, Lady Precious Stream is a beautiful, romantic drama of love, fidelity, treachery, and poetry presented in the style of traditional Chinese theatre.

Lady Precious Stream

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 13m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fable/Folktale
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary
Produced successfully in New York and London, Lady Precious Stream is a beautiful, romantic drama of love, fidelity, treachery, and poetry presented in the style of traditional Chinese theatre. Set under the Tang Dynasty, the story depicts the devotion of a wife for her adventurous husband, his prowess as a warrior, and his ultimate return home.
History
Lady Precious Stream opened at the Booth Theatre on January 27, 1936 and played for 105 performances. It was revived in 2022 in Sydney by Slanted Theatre.
Keywords
Performing Groups
Honorable Reader
Property Men
His Excellency Wang Yun
Madam Wang
Su
Wei
Golden Stream
Silver Stream
Precious Stream
Her Maid
Hsieh Ping-Kuei
Suitors
The Princess of the Western Regions
Ma Ta
Kiang Hai
Maids to the Princess
General Mu
The Executioner
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chinese Attendants, Western Attendants, Soldiers, Chinese Maids, etc.
  • Time Period Ancient
  • Setting The Garden of the Prime Minister. The Cave of Hsieh Ping-Kuei. The Western Regions.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"A refreshing piece of theatre" - Theatre Travels

"Love prevails over all including status, wealth, and one's own family...Opens up an exciting and playful realm of historical, cultural, and theatrical exploration." - Night Writes

"This play has an undying fascination. Half the charm lies in telling this ancient fairy-story according to the quaint conventions of the Chinese theatre." - The Stage

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  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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S.I. Hsiung

S.I. Hsiung

S.I. Hsiung was a writer, biographer, translator, academic and playwright in Beijing and London. He was the first Chinese person to direct a West End play and the founder of Tsing Hua Academy in Hong Kong. He is the author of Lady Precious Stream, which was a smash hit in Lon ...

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