The Story of the Stone
The Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre with WanQuanZhunBei (China)
A contemporary Kunqu opera adaptation of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red
Chamber. Jia Baoyu, once a sentient stone, is reborn and guided by
Buddhist and Daoist forces to realise the world is empty of permanent
identity and intrinsic independence. Wang Pushi, a fourth-generation actor
of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, mirrors this awakening through his
performance, discovering a generative and empowering transcendence of
emptiness. A dynamic fusion of classic Kunqu with modern experimental
theatre, immersive media and slow rock music. Performed in Mandarin and
English, with English surtitles.
Cast
Jia Baoyu | Wang PuShi
Lin
Daiyu | Zhu Hanzhi
The Phantom | Liu Daxin
Instruments
Liu
Tianlu and Cao Jingbin
Presented by | Yang Fengyi and Wang PuShi
Director
| Wang PuShi and DongYue Yang
Playwright | DongYue Yang
Music
Designer | Wang PuShi
Set Designer | Zhang Zhicheng
Costume Designer
| Zheng Liang
Makeup Artists | Zhang Lixuan and Liu Jianhua
Performance
Supervisor | Wang Jing
Thanks
The Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre,
Beijing Wanquanzhunbei Media Culture Co Ltd, The Hong Kong Academy for
Performing Arts, Goldsmiths，University of London.
instagram.com/wqzbperforming
Language Performed in Chinese with English surtitles
Dates 4 August to 5 August 2025 at 14:00 (1hr00)
Format Live in-person
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Musicals and Opera
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£14.00 -
4-5 August 2025 -
60 minutes -
C ARTS | C venues | C alto -
theatre -
8+ (guidance) -
None
