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PAN PAN'S PRODUCTION OF THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
Performed in Mandarin with an all Chinese cast with English surtitles.
Text by John Millington Synge
Directed and Adapted by Gavin Quinn
Designed by Aedin Cosgrove
Translated by Sun Yue
Cast:
La La (Pegeen Mike)- Xia Zi Xin
Zhao Yingjun (Shawn Keogh) - Liao Wei
Liu Ge (Michael Flaherty) - Zhang Wan Kun
Zhang Xiaofei (Philly Cullen) - Lan Fa Qing
Ma Shang (Christy Mahon 'The Playboy') - Cheng Jun Nian
Kun Guafu (Widow Quin) - Bai Shuo
Shan Shan (Susan Brady)- Zhang Ting Ting
Sha Sha (Sara Tansey) - Sun Xiao Yan
Na Na (Honor Blake) - Wang Jing Lei
Lao Ma (Old Mahon ) - Bao Gang
"Stoking nationalist flames and testing the boundaries of decency." Variety
"PEKING AT YOUR KNICKERS, CHINESE CRACKER IN STAGE STORM. AN IRISH PLAY HAS SPARKED A SEX STORM IN CHINA - because one of the cast shows her KNICKERS." The Sun
"The Actress's mini-skirt is too short - call the police!" Daily Mail
"Short shifts leave Beijingers breathless. It's funny and very hip. You never get bored. The mostly young audience was extremely enthusiastic." The Irish Times
"Pegeen Mike evokes a blush in Beijing." The Irish Times
"This exciting production is innovative and unique drawing on the counterpoints of an Irish story and contemporary urban Chinese culture. The well known anti-hero Christy Mahon morphs into a fast-taking Chinese who hangs out in a foot massage parlour. Rather than a village in darkest rural Ireland , this Asian version is transposed to a modern setting of an a 'Whore-dressers' on the outskirts of Beijing in 2006." Irish Independent