Jiang Qing and 14-year-old Sun first meet in 1930s Shanghai at an audition for Ibsen’s The Doll’s House, and swiftly become ...

The writer Amy Ng has made a sterling effort in digging up the true story behind her new play at the Kiln, Shanghai Dolls, but sadly has not yet found the best way to project this interesting material ...

As China and the US raise tariffs against each other, an old video of Mao Zedong from 1953 has appeared online. A Chinese official shared it , indicating China's strong position as the trade fight ...

Looking at the rise and fall of two powerful Chinese women through the vague lens of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House probably sounded good on paper. It’s a shame then that Shanghai Dolls fails to deliver ...

The source material here is undeniably compelling – a cautionary tale of resentment and repression. But this production ...

In her account, the two women meet in 1935 in a Shanghai theatre, where Jiang Qing (known at this time by ... freedom and female emancipation to marry Mao Zedong and become Madame Mao, a driving ...

With China high on the news agenda, Amy Ng’s play is timely, and though it’s not a great piece of drama it tells a great story briskly and efficiently. Spanning six decades, it tracks the ...

An improbable bond is formed, which warps and twists but never breaks. Lan transforms into Jiang Qing, Mao’s fourth wife, cultural enforcer and attack dog. Li is revealed to be “red princess” Sun ...

Set in 1930s Shanghai, in a theatre that doubles as a secret socialist safe house, we meet Jiang Qing – the future wife of Mao Zedong – rehearsing Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.

An improbable bond is formed, which warps and twists but never breaks. Lan transforms into Jiang Qing, Mao’s fourth wife, cultural enforcer and attack dog. Li is revealed to be “red princess ...

Shanghai, two women meet in a mostly empty theatre. One is preparing to audition for the lead role of Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, while the other seeks a safe house, running from an ...