PRODUCTION The Tempest [Baofengyu]
Data Type：production background
Title：A Production History of the Contemporary Legend Theatre
Source：The Tempest Special Edition Program (2006)
Place：Taipei
Publisher：Contemporary Legend Theatre [Dangdai chuanqi juchang]
Date：2006
Language：English
Abstract：premiere history of the 13 plays by the Contemporary Legend Theatre from 1986 to 2005
1986
The Kingdom of Desire, adapted from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, was premiered at Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in December 1986.
1990 War and Eternity, adapted from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in March 1990.
1991
Yin Yang River was premiered at Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in December 1991.
1992
The Last Days of Emperor Lee Yu was premiered at Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in November 1992.
1993
Medea, adapted from Euripides’s Medea, was premiered at Taipei’s Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hall in July 1993.
1994
Farewell My Concubine, adapted from Farewell My Concubine, was premiered at Summer Theater Festival, Paris, France.
1995
Oresteia, adapted from Aeschylus’s Oresteia and directed by Richard Schechner, was premiered in Daan Park, Taipei, in October 1995.
1997
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Abridged) was premiered in 1997.
2001
King Lear, a solo performance adapted from Shakespeare’s King Lear, was premiered at Novel Hall, Taipei, in July 2001.
2002
The Hidden Concubine, originally called The Black Dragon Courtyard, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in August 2002.
2003
A Play of Brother and Sister, a Hip Hopera, which combined Peking Opera and Hip-Hop, was premiered at the Red Pavilion Theatre, Taipei, in August 2003.
2004
The Tempest, adapted from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in December 2004.
2005
Waiting for Godot, adapted from Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, was premiered at Metropolitan Hall, Taipei, in October 2005.
1990 War and Eternity, adapted from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in March 1990.
1991
Yin Yang River was premiered at Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in December 1991.
1992
The Last Days of Emperor Lee Yu was premiered at Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall in November 1992.
1993
Medea, adapted from Euripides’s Medea, was premiered at Taipei’s Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hall in July 1993.
1994
Farewell My Concubine, adapted from Farewell My Concubine, was premiered at Summer Theater Festival, Paris, France.
1995
Oresteia, adapted from Aeschylus’s Oresteia and directed by Richard Schechner, was premiered in Daan Park, Taipei, in October 1995.
1997
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Abridged) was premiered in 1997.
2001
King Lear, a solo performance adapted from Shakespeare’s King Lear, was premiered at Novel Hall, Taipei, in July 2001.
2002
The Hidden Concubine, originally called The Black Dragon Courtyard, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in August 2002.
2003
A Play of Brother and Sister, a Hip Hopera, which combined Peking Opera and Hip-Hop, was premiered at the Red Pavilion Theatre, Taipei, in August 2003.
2004
The Tempest, adapted from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, was premiered at National Theatre, Taipei, in December 2004.
2005
Waiting for Godot, adapted from Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, was premiered at Metropolitan Hall, Taipei, in October 2005.
