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Snow in Midsummer (Paperback)
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Snow in Midsummer (Paperback)
Series: Modern Plays
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Loot Price R399
Discovery Miles 3 990
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Men in this town were born with mouths that can right wrongs with a
few words. Why are you too timid to speak? As she is about to be
executed for a murder she didn't commit, young widow Dou Yi vows
that, if she is innocent, snow will fall in midsummer and a
catastrophic drought will strike. Three years later, a
businesswoman visits the parched, locust-plagued town to take over
an ailing factory. When her young daughter is tormented by an angry
ghost, the new factory owner must expose the injustices Dou Yi
suffered before the curse destroys every living thing. A
contemporary re-imagining by acclaimed playwright Frances Ya-Chu
Cowhig of one of the most famous classical Chinese dramas, which
breathes new life into this ancient story, haunted by centuries of
retelling. The world premiere of Snow in Midsummer on 23 February
2017 at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, launched the RSC's
Chinese Translations Project, a cultural exchange bringing Chinese
classics to a contemporary Western audience. This edition has been
republished for the American premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare
Festival in June 2018 and includes a brand new afterword by Joshua
Chambers-Letson.
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