Shanghai's East West Theater presents Caucasian Chalk Circle

East West Theatre presents

“The Caucasian Chalk Circle- CCC - a Satirical Comedy of Our Times” - 

by Bertolt Brecht.

Friday Nov 12^th, Saturday Nov 13^th, Sunday Nov 14^th, Friday Nov 19^th, & Saturday Nov 20^th        (At 8pm precisely)

Performance Language: English with Chinese subtitles

Venue: Xin Jiu Han Performing Arts Theatre, 2^nd floor, 251 Beihai Lu (near Yunnan Lu)

Nearest metro: Peoples Square (exit 1 or 15)

Presale tickets for 150RMB are available from Cotton’s at either 294 Xinhua Lu (evenings and weekends) or 132 Anting Lu (every day 10am-2am)

Group bookings and further information: call 13564102955 or email east.west.info@gmail.com

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" The Caucasian Chalk Circle" speaks to us, who live in these materialistic and property-obsessed times, of the Idea of ownership, it ask us to consider:

 What do we own?

How Much? 

Why do we own it? 

Do we need it?

Do we have a right to own anything? 

Do we own anything at all?

The Caucasian Chalk Circle tells a parable that explores what happens when the law conflicts with justice and asks questions about who is right and wrong in complicated situations. Setting up the play, a Prologue introduces the idea that things should be given to those who will take care of them as two farms dispute ownership of a valley. Once an agreement has been reached, the villagers put on a play—The Caucasian Chalk Circle.__

Introducing the Shanghai Repertory Theater

Shanghai Repertory Theater stages its first show. Repertory theater is a company that presents several different plays, operas, or pieces usually alternately in the course of a season at one theater or is a theater housing such a company. Hard to be a repertory theater on your first try but the actors are good so we can give the produce an "A+" for ASPIRATION if not actual reputation as a repertory... And maybe SRT will build on the success of all those volunteers that made East West theater - many of whom are in this production - which gave producer Rosita Janbakhsh her start. Rob Tromp stars as SCROOGE in their first show : A Christmas Carol

Tickets for a Christmas Carol are on sale now. RMB150 for students, RMB200 for adults. Group packages are also available. To purchase, visit www.kecenter.org.cn, www.ticket2010.com or call 136 4170 1170.

Introducing the Shanghai Repertory Theater
Daily Blog
Monday, 16 November 2009 11:11
Written by Caroline Tylawsky


Shanghai’s newest theater company, the Shanghai Repertory Theater, is kicking off the holiday season with a production of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. Scrooge in all his philanthropic glory and his whole gang of ghosts will be on stage at the Ke Center from December 2-6.

SRT is an English-language professional theater run by Rosita Janbakhsh, previously the executive producer at East West Theater. A Christmas Carol will be their debut performance, featuring several familiar faces in the cast and crew – including Rob Tromp as Scrooge, Charlie Mayer as Bob Cratchit, Arran Hawkins as Marley’s Ghost, and Jessica Sands as Tiny Tim.

To help introduce the new theater company to the local stage scene, they’ll be holding a launch party at Chinatown this weekend (Saturday, Nov 21, 5pm) – members of the cast and crew will be in attendance, and the night will feature ticket giveaways, scene previews, canapés and, of course, some holiday drinks. It’ll be free entry starting at 5pm, with scene previews at 5.30, 6.30 and 7.30 (which will also be the ticket giveaway times).

Keep your eyes open for our interview with Rosita and more about A Christmas Carol in an upcoming issue of that’s Shanghai.

Tickets for a Christmas Carol are on sale now. RMB150 for students, RMB200 for adults. Group packages are also available. To purchase, visit www.kecenter.org.cn, www.ticket2010.com or call 136 4170 1170.