Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe 40th Anniversary Performances

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The award-winning, all-female cast of the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe returns to Hong Kong with a special anniversary performance.

Marking 40 years of ground-breaking productions, the much-anticipated triple-bill, coming to the Xiqu Centre stage in April 2025, features artistic direction by three-time Plum Blossom Award-winner Mao Weitao, a renowned Yue opera artist famed for playing male lead roles.

The celebratory performance showcases three exciting works embracing scholarly arts, comedy and romance: Su Shi, a new production about the life of the Song dynasty poet and scholar written by award-winning playwright-director duo He Jiping and Roy Szeto starring Mao Weitao in the lead role; the troupe’s festive signature production Birthday Celebration by Five Daughters; and The New Butterfly Lovers, an inventive retelling of a beloved romantic folktale, featuring a special appearance of Mao Weitao in the second performance.

Each from a different era of the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe, the three distinctive productions trace the troupe’s artistic evolution and pay homage to its 40-year legacy.

This production is part of the 5th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Chinese Theatre Cultural Festival.