Veteran actors bring a Russian comedy to life

When Russian comedy film Office Romance was screened in China three decades ago, it was popular throughout the country. Now, a Chinese play adapted from the movie is set to wow Chinese audiences again.

Directed by Eldar Ryazanov, the film tells the story of Ludmila Kalugina, the general manager of a statistics bureau, and her subordinate Anatoly Novoseltsev.

Feng Xianzhen, 61, who dubbed for the unloved, bad-tempered and stubborn Kalugina in the movie in 1985, will play the role onstage this time.