Art beat (Sep 26-Oct 12)

Guangzhou

Shakespeare here

Shakespeare aficionados should not miss Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which will be staged in the city on Sept 26 and 27. The play follows four lovers into a forest filled with fairies and magical spells. The Globe's production takes the play back to its Elizabethan roots with authentic costumes and settings, as well as live music.

8 pm, Sept 26-27. Opera Hall, Guangzhou Opera House, 1 Zhujiang West Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe district. 4008-808-922.