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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Orphan_of_ZhaoThe Orphan of Zhao - Wikipedia

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   The protagonists are General Han Jue in the first act, the retired Minister Gongsun Chujiu (公孙杵臼) in the second and third act, and the Zhao orphan in the final two acts. [4] The Orphan of Zhao was the first Chinese play to be known in Europe.

2. www.stage-door.com › 3 › ReviewsThe Orphan of Chao - stage-door.com

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   Aug 9, 2024 · Eponine Lee plays Cheng Bo as a shouting, posing anime character. Only John Ng is able to imbue his character with some richness. His Gongsun Chujiu begins as a grumpy old man who persuades himself through reason to undergo self-sacrifice.

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   Jun 29, 2024 · However, Cheng Ying and Gongsun Chujiu (John Ng), a former member of the emperor’s court loyal to the Chao family, find a way to fool Tu-an: to save the young child, they decide to sacrifice Cheng Ying’s own baby boy, with Gongsun pretending to be the renegade harbouring the orphan.

5. www.shawfest.com › playbill › the-orphan-of-chaoThe Orphan of Chao - Shaw Festival Theatre

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   John Ng as Gongsun Chujiu, Eponine Lee as a Servant Boy, with Lindsay Wu and Richard Lee in The Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival, 2024). Photo by David Cooper.

6. thetheatretimes.com › interview-ha-sung-kwangInterview: Ha Sung-kwang as Cheng Ying in “The Orphan of Zhao ...

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   Jun 8, 2017 · The play features heroic characters such as Tu’an Gu, Zhao Dun, Han Jue, and Gongsun Chujiu, but I think it’s actually about the masses. I think the audience recognized that. People made the connection between the story and their own pain and struggle.

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   Sep 9, 2024 · Having escaped death, Bo, portrayed intently by Eponine Lee (Stratford’s R+J), is taken under the protective wing of Chao Tun’s retainer, Cheng Ying (Soares) and Chao’s old and loyal friend Gongsun Chujiu, beautifully embodied by John Ng (Studio 180/fu-GEN’s The Chinese Lady). But the threat still remains.

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   Who plays Gongsun Chujiu in the Orphan of Chao?

   • John Ng as Gongsun Chujiu, Eponine Lee as a Servant Boy, with Lindsay Wu and Richard Lee in The Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival, 2024). Photo by David Cooper. l to r) Jonathan Tan As Tu-An Ku, Donna Soares As Cheng Ying, John Ng As Gongsun Chujiu, with Richard Lee and Lindsay Wu as Guards, in The Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival, 2024).

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   How does Cheng Ying help Gongsun Chujiu?

   • Cheng Ying helps her by smuggling the orphan out of the palace and schemes with Gongsun Chujiu to acquire a substitute baby from a third party. Cheng Ying tells on Gongsun Chujiu to the generals, and they kill both Gongsun and the substitute baby. Thereupon, Cheng Ying hides the orphan in the mountains.

   A Child for All Ages: The Orphan of Zhao

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   Who plays Tu-an ku in the Orphan of Chao?

   • Jonathan Tan as Tu-An Ku and Donna Soares as Chao Tun in The Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival, 2024). Photo by David Cooper. Eponine Lee as a Bodyguard and Lindsay Wu as Emperor Ling in The Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival, 2024).

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   Who killed Gongsun & Cheng Ying?

   • Tuan Gu kills both Gongsun and the supposed orphan, takes Cheng Ying and his wife as his protégés, and adopts their son (the orphan of Zhao) as his own. Twenty years later, the orphan, now an adult, learns the truth about his family from Cheng Ying.

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   Who plays Emperor Ling in the Orphan of Chao?

   • Donna Soares as Chao Tun, Lindsay Wu as Emperor Ling, with Eponine Lee and Richard Lee in The Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival, 2024). Photo by David Cooper. Donna Soares as Cheng Ying and Richard Lee as Han Jue in The Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival, 2024). Photo by David Cooper.

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   Who was Princess zhuangji?

   • One duke later, Duke Jing’s sister Princess Zhuangji married Zhao Dun’s son, Zhao Shuo, who evidently died young. The widowed princess had an affair with one of Zhao Dun’s younger brothers, Zhao Ying, who was then exiled by two other brothers.

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9. www.asianstudies.org › publications › eaaA Child for All Ages: The Orphan of Zhao - Association for ...

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   Composed by Wang Yan and the Peking opera troupe in 1960, the three-hour Peking opera The Orphan of Zhao is a tightly wrought presentation in near-perfect Chinese operatic tradition, with a happy ending—instead of committing suicide as in Ji’s play, the princess reunites with the orphan.