Play banned in China makes its Richmond premiere

By the time she was 23, she had already been married three times and had numerous affairs. Mao Zedong was the last man in her life?and she thought he was in the palm of her hand.

The story of Jiang Qing is part of a play being presented by Springtime Stage at Gateway Theatre on Sept. 24.

I Am Chairman Mao?s Bitch! is written by Shanghai playwright Sha Yexin. Actors staged the show in Calgary on Wednesday and will mount the performance at the Minoru Park theatre on Monday. The play will be performed in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles.

Sha Yexin?s play?banned in China by government?explores the life of Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong?s last wife. Once a movie star, Jiang Qing became a prominent member in the communist party before she was imprisoned.

Tickets are $38 to $88, and available at gatewaytheatre.com or 604-270-1812.

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