Beijing hosts theater from across China

The National Theater of China is hosting the first China Original Drama Invitational Exhibition and will stage productions from theaters across the country through June 7.

Thirty-five dramas will be staged at theaters in Beijing and audiences will enjoy more than 100 performances during the three-month event.

"We have never before gathered together so many original Chinese dramas from around the country in Beijing. These works contain distinctive local cultures," Zhou Yuyuan, president of National Theater of China, said at the opening of the event in Beijing on March 15. "It will be exciting for the audiences to see drama from different places in China. It will also be a good opportunity for people from theaters across the country to communicate and work together."