THE ORPHAN OF ZHAO
趙氏孤兒

In November 2022, as live theatre gradually reopened, Yu Theatre staged The Orphan of Zhao—a contemporary interpretation by Yao Yuan and Tian Qinxin—at the Rotunda Theatre, Queen’s University. Combining original music, experimental methods, and a classical Chinese story, the production carried both the weight of tradition and the spirit of contemporary exploration.

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As written in a WeChat post on November 9, 2022:

“Most of life’s hardships are unavoidable. In the torrents of a chaotic age, it may seem we have no choice. But beneath the surface of struggle and pain, what exactly are we avoiding?”

 

This was Yu Theatre’s first in-person production since the pandemic pause, marking its return to the stage and a renewed chapter of creation.

2022年11月，随着线下剧场逐渐恢复，虞剧社在女王大学戏剧学院的 Rotunda Theatre 呈现了经典华语戏剧——姚远、田沁鑫的当代演绎话剧《赵氏孤儿》。该剧以原创音乐、实验性手法与经典故事交织，既延续了中国传统题材的厚重感，也融入了当代表演的探索精神。在金斯顿的舞台上，它想要探索一个重要的普世问题：“人生中的大部分困境不可避免，在混乱时代的洪流中我们看似毫无选择。可是在挣扎和痛苦的表象下，我们是否在逃避什么？”（2022年11月9日微信推文）

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这是继疫情停摆后的首次正式舞台制作，标志着虞剧社的线下回归，就此重启继续谱写新的篇章。