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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.
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.
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.
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"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
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 ...