Han Zaifen portrays a woman whose hopes endure through decades of waiting in a secluded Huizhou village.

Entry with a paper ticket only.

A fifteen-year-old bride arrives in a household without ever seeing her husband. Ten years of hope become another ten of lament, followed by fifteen more. When the husband finally returns, he fails to recognise the woman who has spent her life waiting. The Zaifen Huangmei company tells this story of devotion and loss, with Ma Zijun playing both husband and father-in-law. Performed in Chinese.

The playwrights are Chen Xinyi and Liu Yuncheng.

Cast (names transliterated)

Han Zaifen as the woman; Ma Zijun as the husband; Ma Zijun as the father-in-law; Wu Bin as the mother-in-law; Zhang Yinwang as the old scholar; Huang Xiaoping as the suona player; Xie Jun as the husband's younger brother; Fang Mengting as the adopted son; Ding Fei, He Pei, Ning Baolong, Wei Guang as sedan-chair bearer; Ma Teng, Zhou Haifeng, Yang Yang, Qian Lin as silk dance; Chen Mingyou, Pan Wei, Ding Fei, Ma Ding as local gentry; Li Ping, Yong Lijuan as wealthy widow; Wang Yijia, Wang Chenchen, Xiong Dongxu, Jiang Lihui, Liu Yuxuan, Zhang Sichen as women's ensemble; Zhou Haifeng, Ma Teng, Yang Yang, Qian Lin, Wei Guang as men's ensemble; Chen Mingyou, Ning Baolong, He Pei, Ding Fei as old sedan-chair bearer.

Casting may change on the day.

Exchange your booking for a paper ticket for admission. Bring the identity document used for the booking to the ticket collection point.

Entry timing follows the arrangements at the venue.

There is no luggage storage. Keep your belongings with you and take care not to lose valuables.

You may enter the theatre building 90 minutes before performances or 60 minutes before arts education and similar activities. You may enter the auditorium 45 minutes before the performance.

One order must correspond to one identity document. The supported document is a Chinese resident identity card.

Children taller than 1.2 m require a ticket. Children 1.2 m tall or shorter are not admitted.