The Peony Pavilion
Written By Tang Xianzu, Translated by Huang Bikang, Produced by The Shakespeare Institute Players
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The Peony Pavilion is a Chinese Opera written by the respected Tang Xianzu. It is one of his famous “Four Dreams” and is performed regularly in China.
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Liberty O’Dell, the titular Boss of Boards, was honored to be cast in the world premier of the Peony Pavilion. Since the project doesn’t have it’s own dedicated website he has volunteered to host it here.
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Director- Emily C. A. Snyder
Producer- Michael Dobson
Du Liniang- Yueqi Wu
Liu Mengmei- Saul Sherrard
Chunxiang, Flower Fairy, and the Demon Assistant- Kirsty Farrow
Du Bao, Chun Zuiliong, and Judge Hu- Liberty O’Dell
News Coverage
October 15th, 2025
University of Birmingham
October 26th, 2025
Fuzhou Tourism
October 26th, 2025
China Minutes, Sha Liu
October 26th, 2025
Fuzhou Daily
October 26th, 2025
Fuzhou Daily
October 26th, 2025
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October 29th, 2025
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Yenching Academy, Peking University
October 29th, 2025
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Dijiang News, Zhong Jianqiao
October 30th, 2025
Xinhua News Agency
October 31st, 2025
China Daily Website
Peking University School of Foreign Languages
October 31st, 2025
University of Birmgingham; Michael Dobson
November 4th, 2025
November 25th, 2025
University of Beijing
People’s Daily (China), Yang Yanfei,
November 25th, 2025
December 2nd, 2025
Xinhua News
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In 2025, coinciding with the 475th anniversary of Tang Xianzu's birth, a cross-border “Dialogue of Dreams” took place in his hometown of Fuzhou, Jiangxi province. The Peony Pavilion was reimagined in the style of Shakespeare, and the Nanke Ji opera intertwined with A Midsummer Night's Dream. In this exchange, the aesthetics of East and West resonated with one another.
Media Coverage
Artificial Intelligence Imagines a meeting between Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu.
Credit: People's Daily Online Jiangxi Channel, Yang Yanfei, November 26th, 2025
A common practice at the Tang Xianzu Cultural month, this video imagines the two ancient playwrights in a conversation they might have today.
When "Du Liniang" meets "Juliet"
Credit: People's Daily Online Jiangxi Channel, Yang Yanfei, November 26th, 2025
Another imagined interaction, this time between the two fictitious female ingenues; Du Lingiang and Juliet.