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TRAVERSE WEATRE COMPANY present the European premiere of
In g by Wang Xiaoli in a version by Ronan O’Donnell
'Must have'. 'dream shop'. 'clear trend'. 'top flight manager - the business worlds and the boutiques of Beijing are alive with :50an and buzz words. Hard-edged but tender. Wang Xiaoti's play explores the stories of tour individuals grappling wnh lite in modern day China. A Traverse Theatre Playwrights in Partnership project. In the Bag IS the first production by a British theatre company of a contemporary play from mainland China.
PREVIEWS Fri 29 Apr - Sun 1 May 2005 - DAIES Tue 3 - Sat 21 May 2005 (not Mondays) TICKETS & INFORMAIIDR 0131 228 1404 - www.traverse.co.uk (no booking fee)
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Laboratorium 33 presents this intriguing metaphor about consumerism and destruction. In a devising
process since 2003, David Priestley's piece contrasts a couple finding love in a war-torn city with the relationship between an affluent Western couple. A powerful and thought-provoking night out is in prospect here.
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