DIRECT FROM BEIJING!

Pan Pan Presents:

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD BY JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE

Performed in Mandarin with an all Chinese cast with English surtitles.

"Stoking nationalist flames and testing the boundaries of decency." Variety

PEKING AT YOUR KNICKERS, CHINESE CRACKER IN STAGE STORM. AN IRISH PLAY HAS SPARKED A SEX STORM IN CHINA - because one of the cast shows her KNICKERS. The Sun

The Actress's mini-skirt is too short - call the police! Daily Mail

Short shifts leave Beijingers breathless. It's funny and very hip. You never get bored. The mostly young audience was extremely enthusiastic. The Irish Times

Pegeen Mike evokes a blush in Beijing . The Irish Times

This exciting production is innovative and unique drawing on the counterpoints of an Irish story and contemporary urban Chinese culture. The well known anti-hero Christy Mahon morphs into a fast-taking Chinese who hangs out in a foot massage parlour. Rather than a village in darkest rural Ireland , this Asian version is transposed to a modern setting of an a 'Whore-dressers' on the outskirts of Beijing in 2006. Irish Independent

December Performances: 13-16 December 2006

Time: 8pm

Venue: Project Arts Centre, Essex Street , Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Ticket Prices: €16 (Concession)/€20 (Full Price)
Preview € 12.50 (12 th December)

Booking (+353 1) 881 - 9613/14 or www.project.ie

Directed and Adapted by Gavin Quinn

Designed by Aedin Cosgrove

Translated by Sun Yue

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