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Shakespear's Globe: The Merchant of Venice

Date: Aug 31-Sept 4－7:30 pm/3 pm

Venue: Guangzhou Opera House

Price: 80-880 yuan

In Venice, the epicenter of consumption, speculation and debt, Bassanio borrows money from his friend Antonio to finance his attempt to win the hand of Portia, a wealthy heiress. Antonio, in turn, takes out a loan from the moneylender Shylock. The loan will be repaid when Antonio's ships return to the city. But if they should fail, and the money cannot be repaid, Antonio shall give to Shylock a pound of his own flesh. And they do fail. And Shylock will have his 'bond'.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Korean Musical-Laundry in Beijing

Date: Aug 27-Sept 4-7:30 pm

Venue: Tianqiao Art Center Theater

Price: 100-880 yuan

This is the laundry story of our neighbors. The businessman who walks on eggshells around his boss, the supermarket owner that's annoyed by the customer who'll "pay later", the bus driver woman of the jam-packed shuttle bus…The charming life stories about our humble neighbors are told through the course of laundry. As the saying "When you go to Daehakro, you ought to do the 'Laundry'." proves, the popularity for "Laundry" is more than what we expected. For nine years since its first show in 2005, the show has attracted 35million audiences, and then in 2012, the show took stage in Japan with license that makes the "Laundry" the national musical. "Laundry"was chosen as the musical by all the talented and famous actors of Daehakro with its tight construction of the story, beautiful music and solid drama that tell a story of under privileged lives in the poor hillside village with more honest yet hopeful sentiment.

Contact: 400-610-3721