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Shenzhen News Network, January 5, 2024 (Reporter Yang Tao Qiu Jiaxi) At 7:30 p.m. on January 4, the Chinese version of the world-class IP "The Shawshank Redemption" produced by Shenzhen, made in Pingshan and original by Longma Society was held at the Pingshan Grand Theater. As the first drama performed in Chinese by all foreign actors, the 11 foreign actors in the play come from 8 countries, injecting new strength into this drama, and the technological elements of Shenzhen, a city of innovation, have injected new life into this drama.
At the curtain call, foreign actor Dashan said: "When you come to Shenzhen, you are a Shenzhener, and when you come to Pingshan, we don't plan to leave, we will go to the whole country to create and rehearse the drama in Pingshan, and be a messenger of culture!"
This time, Shanghai Chinese Dream Culture Development Co., Ltd. and Longma Society jointly introduced the Chinese version of the drama and jointly produced it, which is also the first original drama production after Longma Society settled in Pingshan. As the first high-level cultural institution to settle in Shenzhen from Beijing in recent years, Longma Club signed a contract with the Pingshan District People's Government in June 2023. The two sides will jointly create the Pingshan International Theater Festival, create and arrange excellent original works, introduce famous drama, film and television artists, carry out cultural and artistic exchanges, cultivate the drama, film and television industry, and create a new benchmark for the theater stage.
Based on the original novel, the Chinese version of the drama "The Shawshank Redemption" returns to the text again. The vigorous pursuit of the "spirit of freedom" and the spirit of originality shown in the play and the continuous innovation and promotion of the construction of a "strong cultural area" and the efforts to build a pioneer original brand in Pingshan District complement each other and complement each other;
That night, the superb and smooth interpretation and profound line skills of the 11 foreign actors won applause and cheers several times.
Next, from January 12th to 14th, the play toured for the first time at the Shenzhen Poly Theater. It will be staged at Shanghai Culture Square from January 18th to 21st, and from January 25th to 28th at Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, and will start a domestic tour after the Spring Festival of the Lunar Year of the Dragon, bringing the IP of "Pingshan Drama Manufacturing" to all parts of the country.
"The Shawshank Redemption" is the first drama of the "Pingshan Drama Manufacturing" IP, in addition, a number of original plays such as the star version of "I Love Peach Blossoms", "Iron Tooth Bronze Tooth Ji Xiaolan", and the musical "Big Time" will also be created and rehearsed in Pingshan, Shenzhen, and premiered in Pingshan. Pingshan District will also rely on the "Jiangling Changshou Drama Valley", Maluan Mountain and other spaces to provide rich new scenes of theatrical activities.
From "drama production" to "drama cultural space experience", Longma Club will also use the rich experience in the operation of literary and artistic spaces to revitalize and utilize the ancient Hakka village of Maluan Mountain with the strong support of Pingshan District, and create a "Changshou Drama Commune". It will also work with Pingshan to create an international theater festival, so that Pingshan will become an important theater brand exporter, a source of drama creation, a place for the first release of excellent plays, a gathering place for theater talents, and a commanding heights for drama exchanges in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.