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Street urchin of old Shanghai revived in new farce
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A farce production about San Mao (Three Hairs), an ever-hungry but optimistic street urchin in old Shanghai, will be staged next Monday.
The comic book character San Mao was created in 1935 by Zhang Leping and is known throughout China.
A malnourished child, he is bald and has only three hairs, hence the name.
The new play titled “Apprentice San Mao” revolves around a homeless child, San Mao, who leads a hard life in Shanghai, trying different jobs and receiving both kindness and scorn.
The production will be staged in Shanghai dialect by comedy stars Pan Qianwei, Qian Yi and Chen Liang from the Shanghai People’s Farce Troupe.
Directed by Yao Mingde, the play is set in the late 1940s and includes a number of historical scenes. They include a heartwarming scene of Madame Soong Ching-ling who invites homeless children to an amusement park in early 1949.
Comic elements from Zhang’s San Mao stories are retained.
From the 1920s to 40s, Shanghai farce or huajixi flourished in the city and the surrounding Yangtze River Delta region. The theater features monologues, dialogues, teasing and dancing.
A farce performer is required to be versatile and adept at dialects, mime, improvisation and ballad storytelling.
Date: January 13, 7:15pm
Venue: Yifu Theater, 701 Fuzhou Rd
Tickets: 80-480 yuan
Tel: 6345-1010, 6322-5294
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