What's on in Beijing (Jan 20-26)

King Lear (Mandarin)

A new round of performances of William Shakespeare's famed tragedy King Lear will be staged in Beijing starting Saturday. The new show is a cooperative product of the National Center for Performing Arts and Chinese artist Li Liuyi’s Drama Estudio.

Originating from old British legend, King Lear is one of Shakespeare's four most famous tragedies. Through internal disorder in the royal family, the rise and fall of King Lear’s fate and the final punishment of evil powers, Shakespeare expresses his optimistic views on the future of society, thereby adding the glory of strong idealism into his work.

Learn more here.

If you go:
7:30 pm, Jan 20-28 (excluding Jan 22). National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010-6655-0000.
Ticket: 180-680 yuan