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French Comedy L'Avare

Date: June 30-July 1 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Price: 90-580 yuan

A cult piece, played more than two thousand times by the Comedie-Francaise since 1680, The Miser entertains us with its bouncy plot, its fanciful misunderstandings and its hilarious bravura. Ludovic Lagarde gives to this great classic a new energy and highlights how this social and psychological satire is so very contemporary. With spectacular scenography showing the back of a bourgeois house where goods are amassed Ludovic Lagarde orchestrates a physical and merciless battle between Harpagon and his tyrannized relatives. The play, brought to us by a ravishing troupe of actors, is magnified by the extraordinary Laurent Poitrenaux in the title role, as an irresistible and ferocious Harpagon. As scary as it is funny, the comedian creates an unheard-of ambience somewhere between euphoria and discomfort."

Staatstheater Nurnberg Drama The 39 Steps

Date: June 28-July 1 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 180-380 yuan

Staatstheater Nurnberg is one of Germany's largest comprehensive theaters, which is dedicated to all types of music, dance and drama works. 500 employees come from more than 30 countries. Staatstheater Nurnberg consists of four traditional performance venues, i.e., Opera Theater, Drama Hall, Chamber Music Stage and Experimental Theatre. Nuremberg National Philharmonic Orchestra performs concerts in Die Meistersinger Concert Hall. On average, Staatstheater Nurnberg stages 800 performances and welcomes 300,000 visitors during every show season. On September 16th, 2003, it was elevated from the municipal theater to the status of state theater. Since the 2008/2009' Performance Season, Peter Taylor has served as Artistic Director and General Manager of Staatstheater Nurnberg.