Wed, Sep 08, 1999 - Page 12 News List

Popular play makes return to the stage

THEATER The Peach Blossom Land -- the 1981 Taiwan theater classic -- has been revived, with its themes still relevant to today's modern audience

By Ian Bartholomew  /  STAFF REPORTER

The language of the play is full of puns and allusions both to modern Taiwanese history and to Tao's classic essay; nevertheless, the quality of the acting makes the play accessible to an international audience.

With the aid of an English synopsis thoughtfully provided in the program, English-speaking audiences will have little difficulty in feeling their way through the complex network of interactions that make up the play.

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