Miss Peony 牡丹小姐

23–26 August 2023

A comedy of beauty pageants, unrealistic expectations, and the business of family.

Lily’s grandmother was a beauty queen back in Hong Kong. She doesn’t care that times have changed, that Lily lives in a new country and a new century. She sees a granddaughter caught between worlds. So Poh Poh (grandmother) pushes Lily into entering the highly competitive Miss Peony beauty pageant, and no matter how hard Lily tries to wriggle out of it, her grandma won’t take no for an answer.

And to make matters worse, she’s a ghost.

Glitzy and madcap, Miss Peony 牡丹小姐 is a bold new comedy about our good old need for connection – to family, the past, the future, and each other.

“I’m so excited to finally be sharing Miss Peony with Australia after two false starts due to Covid. Third time’s a charm, right! This year we’ll be touring our debut season, bringing all of the glitz, glamour and ghostliness of Miss Peony to cities across the east coast of Australia. Miss Peony will be performed in English, Cantonese and Mandarin (with surtitles in all three languages), making it inclusive for multilingual friends and family members. Join us at the theatre for an evening of laughter, tears, and pageantry!” – Michelle Law 羅敏儀 (Law Mun Yee), playwright

As in real life, these characters switch between English, Cantonese and Mandarin, so the show is surtitled in English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

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2023年8月23日 – 8月26日

这一部清新喜剧讲述了一个关于选美小姐和来自家庭的不现实的预期的故事。

冬冬的婆婆曾经是香港小姐冠军。她不在乎时代变迁，现今冬冬生活在一个新的国家和时代。在她眼中，孙女被夹在两个世界之间、左右为难。婆婆逼迫冬冬参选竞争激烈的牡丹小姐。无论冬冬如何推脱、拒绝，她都不退让。

更糟的是，婆婆是一只鬼。

光彩夺目又滑稽怪诞，大胆创新的喜剧牡丹小姐。讲述了一个关乎我们与家人、过去、未来、和彼此之间连系的故事。

这是我们首次同时使用三种语言演出：剧中的角色会从英语切换至广东话和普通话，全场演出均提供三种语言的字幕。

在两次新冠疫情的阻拦后，我非常兴奋终于能够和澳洲的观众分享牡丹小姐。第三次总能行了吧！今年将是我们的首季巡演，会把牡丹小姐豪华诱人的「魅」力带到澳大利亚东海岸的多个城市。牡丹小姐的演出包含英语、广东话和普通话（均提供三种语言字幕），适合会说多种语言的亲朋好友来剧院加入这个盛典，和我们一起渡过一个充满欢笑和泪水的夜晚！一 羅敏儀 (Law Mun Yee)

Wednesday 23 August 2023, 7pm

Thursday 24 August 2023, 11am (School Performance) & 7pm

Friday 25 August 2023, 7pm

Saturday 26 August 2023, 2pm & 7pm

Additional Information:
Concession prices not available for all shows. Where Concession prices are listed, proof of eligibility for Concession must be presented to Canberra Ticketing staff upon collection of tickets or full price may be charged. Eligible Concession may include Pensioner, Full Time Student, Seniors, Unemployed, Under 27 or Child (15 years and under) and are at the discretion of the show. Not all types of Concessions may apply for the show you have selected.

By Michelle Law 羅敏儀 (Law Mun Yee)

Directed by Courtney Stewart

CAST

Adeline Gabrielle Chan 陳金燕 (Chan Kam Yen)

Marcy Jing-Xuan Chan 陳敬璿

Lily Stephanie Jack

Sabrina Mabel Li 李美宝

Joy Shirong Wu 吴士容

Vincent Jeffrey Liu (JËVA)

CREATIVES

Set & Costume Designer Jonathan Hindmarsh

Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest

Composer Dr Nicholas Ng 黄建文 (Huang Jian Wen)

Sound Designer Julian Starr

Assistant Director Nicole Pingon 许天奕 (Xǔ Tīan Yì)

Stage Manager Lillian Hannah U 余幸霖 (Yú Xìn Lín)

Choreographer Kristina Chan 陈小宝 (Chen Xiao Bao)

Singing Teacher Sheena Crouch

Subtitling & Mandarin Translator Dr Jing Han 韩静博士

Cantonese Translator Sylvia Xu 徐颖

• Miss Peony had its World Premiere at Belvoir St Theatre in July 2023
• Supported by the Nelson Meers Foundation
• In association with Arts Centre Melbourne, Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Click here to view Miss Peony 牡丹小姐 Learning Resources (Part A), which includes the writer’s note, set design model box, costume references and rehearsal images.

Part B will be come available when the show opens, and will contain resources which will include production images, articles and reviews.

General Capabilities

• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Ethical Understanding
• Intercultural Understanding
• Literacy
• Personal and Social Capability

Cross-Curriculum Priorities

• Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia

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