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Chair – Self-writted & Directed Drama by Zhang Tielin @ Pingshan Grand Theater
March 17, 2023 @ 8:00 pm
“Retirement Syndrome”, antiques, black humor, Beijing taste, old drama, talk show actors…
It is these seemingly unconnected elements that come together in this new drama co-produced by Zhang Tielin and Longma Society – the drama “Chair”.
March 17-18
Pingshan Grand Theater “Classic Presentation” Series
Zhang Tielin wrote, directed and acted
Black Humor Absurd Comedy “The Chair”
Looking at a chair attracts three teachings and nine streams
Laughter and irony reflect the state of the world and people’s hearts
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| Show Information |
Pingshan Grand Theater “Classic Presentation” SeriesEdited and directed by Zhang Tielin-Longma Society’s original satirical comedy “Chair”
| Performance location |
Pingshan Grand Theater Grand Theater
| Show time |March 17 (Friday) 20:00March 18 (Saturday) 20:00
| Show time |
About 120 minutes (without intermission)
| Show ticket prices |
880/680/480/280/180/80 yuan
10% discount for 880/680/480 fans
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The pair of Zhang Tielin and Longmashe came to Pingshan, Shenzhen as early as 2022. The drama “Broken Gold ” starring “Iron Triangle ” performed three times in a row at the Pingshan Grand Theater. Tickets were hard to come by and received rave reviews.
In 2023, they returned to the Pingshan Grand Theater again to bring the black humorous and absurd comedy “Chair”, which once again amazed the audience with a solid script, superb acting skills, and strong emotional resonance.
solid script
The appearance of the play “Chair” originated from the award-winning film script written by Zhang Tielin more than 30 years ago, and was later directed by him to shoot a film of the same name.
After dozens of years, as Zhang Tielin’s first self-written, directed and acted drama work, “The Chair” was put on the stage. The storm caused by a chair condensed the discomfort and loss of ordinary people under the turmoil of the times, exploring the relationship between the outside world and The way of self-reconciliation.
The story is absurd, ironic, and quite intriguing.
Superb acting
The drama “Chair” gathered three representatives of performing artists, old, middle-aged and young, and assembled a whole set of old drama talents , Liu Jinshan, Li Qinqin, Qin Yan, Xiao Daiqing, Xiaobei…
No matter what era you were born in, no matter where you come from, no matter what your profession is, you can always see some familiar faces in this drama.
Perhaps before entering the theater to watch the play “Chair”, they were actors who “I know him, he is very good at acting” , but they can’t be named. After walking out of the theater , their names will be engraved on the in your head.
strong emotional resonance
Although the drama “Chair” was created in the 1990s, its connotation and emotion have never been outdated. One sentence:
“These days, people love a lot of fun. It’s not easy to take something seriously and call it fake.”
There are all kinds of worldly things, a retired old man and a chair, which caused an uproar. Coupled with the unique expression form of black humor, it expresses the absurdity of the world and social madness with strong metaphors and symbols. Behind the seemingly absurd story, there is a hidden truth. With heaviness and tears, there is a long aftertaste after laughing.
You think this is a story of the 90s, it happened in the present moment; you think it is a story of Beijing Hutong force, it happens in every space around you, this is the power of a good work.
The black humor is worth savoring, and the mundane world is wonderful. From March 17th to 18th, Zhang Tielin and Longma Society collaborated on the black humorous absurd comedy “Chair”. See how a chair can describe all kinds of mundane things.
Chair
summary of the story:
Mr. Ye has been working as a proofreader in a publishing house all his life.
But as the unit recruited newcomers to work with computers, he could only retire honorably. The old man was really not used to leaving the hard chair he had sat on all his life.
He took a fancy to an old-fashioned chair in an antique shop, and the guy in the shop claimed that it was an antique from the Ming Dynasty. The old man spent a month’s retirement salary to buy a chair, but his daughter scolded him when he got home, and the neighbors joked with him about it.
He wanted to find an expert to appraise the chair, but the other party actually said that the chair was a rare national treasure. The old man suddenly became a celebrity, reporters, professors, the president of the clan association…all kinds of people flocked Coming here, let him experience the feeling of being surrounded by stars for the first time in his life.
However, the good times didn’t last long, and the chair disappeared. At this time, a case of theft of cultural relics happened, and the old man became a suspect overnight…
Chair
Starring:
Zhang Tielin as the old man
Graduated from the Acting Department of Beijing Film Academy and the Directing Department of the British National Film Academy.
Works written and directed: “Chair”, “Returning the Pearl”, “Ji Xiaolan with Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth”, “Lv Buwei”, “Mr. Liaozhai”, “Scent of Sophora Flowers in May”, “Silver Empire”, “Listening to the Government Behind the Curtain”, “Under the Bridge”, etc.; the stage play “Broken” Gold”, “A Generation of Famous Artists”, “I Love Peach Blossom”.
Liu Jinshan as Wang Bagua
A first-class actor of the National Theater of China.
Starring works: film and television drama “Shajiabang”, “National Image”, “Little Soldier Zhang Ga”, “Idle Man Ma Dajie”, “Marriage Defense War”, etc.; movies “Heroes of Fire”, “Eleventh Chapter”, “Di Renjie”, “Falling Leaves Return to Root”, “Don’t Take The village head is not a cadre” and so on.
Li Qinqin as Aunt Kim
Graduated from Beijing Film Academy.
Starring works: film and television drama “The Mansion Gate”, “Swordsman”, “Six Serious Cases”, “Flying Fairy”, “When a Mother-in-law Meets a Mother”, “Mother-in-law’s Happy Life”, “My Ugly Mother”, “Under the Brocade”, “Red Flag” Qu”, “Dear Child”, “The Second Time Is Beautiful”; movies “Kara Is a Dog”, “Beijing Story”, “A Good Show”, “Cheating Game”, “My Grandpa Agent”, “Reverse Life”, “One Way” surprise”.
Qin Yan as the shopkeeper
Actor of China Railway Art Troupe Repertory Troupe, member of Chinese Dramatists Association.
Starring works: “The Story of the Editorial Department”, “Father and Son”, “Peach Blossom in a Troubled Times”, “Stunning Twins”, “The Lotus Prince”, “Qin Shihuang”, “The Dragon in the Sea”, “The Underdog”, “Tengyue Soul”, “Youth in the Flames of War” “The Righteous Invincible”, “The Righteous Invincible”, “Prenuptial Agreement”, “Divorce Lawyer”, “Red Sorghum”, “Half Life”.
Xiao Daiqing as Professor Zhen
Graduated from the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera.
Acting works: film and television drama “Star Han Brilliant Moon Births the Sea”, “The List of Treasures in the Middle Game of the Antique Bureau”, “The Son of Heaven 3”, “Four Treasures of the Study”, “Red Sorghum”, etc.; movies “Into the Imperial City”, “Flying Flowers at the Tiger’s Mouth”, “A Generation of Demon Queens” “” Dunhuang Night Talk” “Little Ghost Elf”.
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