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2026-03-20
HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Frankenstein

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Frankenstein

This is an HD screening of the National Theatre’s production of Frankenstein, directed by Danny Boyle. Filmed live in London, this version features Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature, in the...
Mar 20, 29, Apr 24, 26 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Dance Drama: Azure After The Rain

Dance Drama: Azure After The Rain

Azure After the Rain is a dance drama by Shanghai Dance Theatre that tells the life story of renowned Song Dynasty poet Li Qingzhao. The production follows her literary brilliance, personal...
Daily until Mar 22 @ International Dance Center
From ¥ 180
2026-03-22
Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

This stage adaptation of Peaky Blinders brings Tommy Shelby’s dark world into motion through contemporary dance, live music, and immersive staging. Created by the original series writer Steven...
Daily until Mar 22 @ Shanghai Culture Square
From ¥ 180
HD Screening: National Theatre Live – The Audience

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – The Audience

The National Theatre presents The Audience, featuring Helen Mirren reprising her role as Queen Elizabeth II. The production reveals the private Tuesday meetings between the Queen and 12 British...
Mar 22, 28 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
2026-03-24
HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Frankenstein

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Frankenstein

This is an HD screening of the National Theatre’s production of Frankenstein, directed by Danny Boyle. Filmed live in London, this version features Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature, in the...
Mar 20, 29, Apr 24, 26 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
2026-03-26
Original Ballet: Lily

Original Ballet: Lily

Lily is an original ballet adapted from the 1958 novel of the same name by Ru Zhijuan. Written by Wang Anyi and choreographed by Wang Ge, the work explores human relationships during wartime...
From Mar 26 until Mar 29 @ International Dance Center
From ¥ 180
2026-03-27
Immersive Yue Opera: A Dream of Red Mansions

Immersive Yue Opera: A Dream of Red Mansions

This traditional opera brings the classic story of Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu to life through intimate and immersive staging. The production blends traditional Yue opera techniques with rich emotional...
Mar 25-29, Apr 3-6 @ Changjiang Theatre
From ¥ 318
Musical Theatre Classics in Concert: Les Misérables, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera & More

Musical Theatre Classics in Concert: Les Misérables, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera & More

This concert-style musical theatre night brings together well-known songs from Broadway and London’s West End, performed live by RJ Big Band with guest vocalist Chen Xu. The playlist draws from...
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 @ Center Theatre
From ¥ 180
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Peking Opera: The Jewelry Purse

Peking Opera: The Jewelry Purse

This classic Peking Opera The Jewelry Purse is led by renowned performer Shi Yihong and tells a story of fate, generosity, and reunion. The production highlights traditional vocal techniques and...
on May 15 and May 16, 2026 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 180
ERA2 - Spirit Of Shanghai

ERA2 - Spirit Of Shanghai

Era 2 – Spirit of Shanghai returns with a brand-new season, featuring an entirely fresh storyline and updated scenes. The original Era show, which debuted on September 27, 2005, enjoyed a 15-year...
Daily except Mon @ Shanghai Circus World
From ¥ 380
SpicyComedy English Stand-Up Showcase

SpicyComedy English Stand-Up Showcase

SpicyComedy serves up a night of English stand-up comedy in Shanghai, bringing together some of the sharpest local and traveling comics for a guaranteed laugh fest. Hosted at the SpicyComedy Lounge...
Daily @ SpicyComedy
From ¥ 150
Dance Drama: Wetman 2 | Declaration of Love

Dance Drama: Wetman 2 | Declaration of Love

Show In the Rain, a dynamic water-dance drama created by acclaimed Russian choreographer Rustam Nadyrshin in 2009, brings a blend of real rain and breathtaking choreography to the stage. Dubbed...
From May 8 until May 22 @ MIFA 1862
From ¥ 180
Piano & Cello Candlelight Concert: Timeless Classics from Film and Popular Music

Piano & Cello Candlelight Concert: Timeless Classics from Film and Popular Music

Enjoy a unique Candlelight Concert featuring Big Fish, As Wished, and Half-Moon Serenade, performed by the Youth Infinity Orchestra in a century-old historic building. The soulful cello and...
Apr 12, 26 @ Bridge 8
From ¥ 298
Matilda the Musical

Matilda the Musical

This is the West End smash that turned Roald Dahl’s Matilda into one of the most joyful, sharp-witted musicals of the last decade. Fast, funny, and surprisingly moving, it’s a show that works just...
Daily until Mar 29 @ Grand Theatre
From ¥ 280
Hofesh Shechter Company Presents: Theatre of Dreams

Hofesh Shechter Company Presents: Theatre of Dreams

Hofesh Shechter Company brings Theatre of Dreams, a full-length contemporary dance work choreographed and composed by Hofesh Shechter. Blending powerful physicality, live music, and cinematic...
From May 1 until May 3 @ International Dance Center
From ¥ 80
Piano & Guzheng Candlelight Concert: Classics from Film, Television, and Chinese Elegance

Piano & Guzheng Candlelight Concert: Classics from Film, Television, and Chinese Elegance

Experience the harmonious blend of piano and guzheng in this extraordinary concert where Western classical and Eastern traditional music meet. The elegant resonance of the piano intertwines with...
Mar 22, Apr 4, 11, 25 @ Bridge 8
From ¥ 298
Only This Green: A Dance Drama Inspired by “A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains”

Only This Green: A Dance Drama Inspired by “A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains”

Only This Green is a dance-poetry production inspired by the famous Chinese painting A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains. Through choreography and stage design, the work transforms the imagery of...
From Jun 3 until Jun 7 @ Shanghai Culture Square
From ¥ 280
French Musical Don Juan

French Musical Don Juan

French Musical Don Juan returns to Shanghai in April 2026, bringing Félix Gray’s French-language musical back to the stage. Set in Seville, the show retells the Don Juan legend through music and...
From Apr 10 until Apr 19 @ Shanghai Culture Square
From ¥ 80
HD Screening: National Theatre Live – The Motive and the Cue

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – The Motive and the Cue

This is an HD screening of The Motive and the Cue, filmed live at London’s National Theatre. Directed by Sam Mendes and starring Mark Gatiss, the play looks behind the scenes of a legendary 1964...
Mar 13, 22 28 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Wu Opera: Sun Wukong's Three Battles the White Bone Demon

Wu Opera: Sun Wukong's Three Battles the White Bone Demon

This new-concept Wu Opera reimagines the classic Journey to the West story with bold stage technology and traditional performance at its core. Featuring Zhejiang Zhongyue Wuju Troupe and acclaimed...
Fri, Apr 17, 2026 @ SHOAC
From ¥ 80
HD Screening: Bristol Old Vic On Screen – Wise Children's Wuthering Heights

HD Screening: Bristol Old Vic On Screen – Wise Children's Wuthering Heights

This is a high-definition cinema screening of Wuthering Heights, presented by Wise Children. Director Emma Rice reimagines Emily Brontë’s classic novel through a music-driven theatrical lens,...
on Apr 25 and Apr 26, 2026 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Jane Eyre

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Jane Eyre

This is a high-definition cinema screening of Jane Eyre, a stage production by the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. Directed by Sally Cookson, the adaptation reexamines Charlotte Brontë’s...
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 arrives in Shanghai. Sung entirely in English, this through-sung musical adapts a section of War and Peace, placing audiences inside a glittering Moscow...
From May 15 until May 24 @ Grand Theatre
From ¥ 280
French Musical: Cyrano de Bergerac

French Musical: Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac is a French musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic play, reimagined for modern audiences. With music, dance, and striking visuals, the story of Cyrano, Roxane, and...
From May 14 until May 17 @ Shanghai Culture Square
From ¥ 280
Swan Lake by The Russian State Ballet

Swan Lake by The Russian State Ballet

The Russian State Ballet is returning to China for its latest tour, bringing Tchaikovsky’s timeless Swan Lake to the stage. Led by artistic director Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Gordeev—a former Bolshoi...
From Apr 17 until Apr 19 @ International Dance Center
From ¥ 180
Dutch Minimalist Opera: Artificial by Nature

Dutch Minimalist Opera: Artificial by Nature

Artificial by Nature is a minimalist opera by Dutch theatre group Nineties, featuring performers Annelinde Bruijs and Yannick Noomen as two humanoid robots. Through an electronic musical...
on Apr 18 and Apr 19, 2026 @ Theatre YOUNG
From ¥ 220
Kunqu Opera: Six Records of a Floating Life

Kunqu Opera: Six Records of a Floating Life

This Kunqu adaptation of Six Chapters of a Floating Life brings Shen Fu’s autobiographical classic to the stage. Produced by Jiangsu Performing Arts Group Kunqu Opera Theatre, the production...
on Apr 3 and Apr 4, 2026 @ Grand Theatre
From ¥ 180
HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Good

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – Good

Good is a live HD screening of C.P. Taylor’s acclaimed play, exploring the moral compromises of a German professor during the rise of Nazism. David Tennant, known for Doctor Who and an Emmy winner,...
Mar 14, 21, 27 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Carmen by Ballet Flamenco de Madrid

Carmen by Ballet Flamenco de Madrid

Madrid Flamenco Theatre brings its signature production of Carmen to the stage, presenting the story through pure flamenco dance, live music, and song. Built around intense movement, striking...
From May 1 until May 3 @ Shanghai Centre Theatre
From ¥ 180
HD Screening: Comédie Française – Le Tartuffe ou L’Hypocrite

HD Screening: Comédie Française – Le Tartuffe ou L’Hypocrite

Le Tartuffe ou L’Hypocrite is a live HD screening of Molière’s most satirical play, exploring deception, hypocrisy, and family dynamics. Directed by renowned European director Ivo van Hove, the...
Mar 15, 29 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Shanghai Jingan Theatre Festival: The Sheep Song

Shanghai Jingan Theatre Festival: The Sheep Song

The Sheep Song is a visually driven theatre work by Belgian collective FC Bergman. Without dialogue, the production tells a surreal story of transformation through physical performance and stage...
From Apr 30 until May 2 @ Daning Theatre
From ¥ 180
Flamenco Dance Spectacle: Querencia

Flamenco Dance Spectacle: Querencia

Querencia by Compañía Antonio Najarro is a large-scale Spanish dance production that blends flamenco, folkloric dance, and stylized movement into a visually rich performance. Featuring 14 dancers...
on May 22 and May 23, 2026 @ International Dance Center
From ¥ 180
Shanghai Jingan Theatre Festival: Le Petit Prince

Shanghai Jingan Theatre Festival: Le Petit Prince

This musical theatre adaptation of The Little Prince is a co-production between Yuanhua Theatre and France’s Théâtre National Populaire. Directed by French theatre artist Jean Bellorini, the...
on May 16 and May 17, 2026 @ Majestic Theatre
From ¥ 180
HD Screening: Titanic the Musical

HD Screening: Titanic the Musical

This HD screening of the Tony Award-winning musical Titanic presents a filmed stage production based on the real 1912 disaster. Focusing on the lives of passengers and crew, the musical explores...
on Apr 4 and Apr 5, 2026 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Experimental Performance: facePiece

Experimental Performance: facePiece

facePiece is an experimental performance exploring the expressive possibilities of the human face. Created by Brazilian musician Caio Costa Campos with dramaturgy by Ma Yuge, the work treats facial...
From Apr 4 until Apr 6 @ Theatre YOUNG
From ¥ 30
HD Screening: Jekyll & Hyde–The Musical

HD Screening: Jekyll & Hyde–The Musical

This is a high-definition filmed recording of the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, featuring the world-famous dual roles of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The recording captures David Hasselhoff in his...
From Apr 11 until Apr 18 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
HD Screening: Die Zauberflöte - The Magic Flute

HD Screening: Die Zauberflöte - The Magic Flute

This is a high-definition screening of the Royal Opera House’s production of The Magic Flute, Mozart’s final opera. Expect a filmed version with full staging, orchestra, and cast, presented on...
From Apr 10 until Apr 18 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
HD Screening: Russian Language Theatre - The Government Inspector

HD Screening: Russian Language Theatre - The Government Inspector

This HD screening of The Government Inspector presents a filmed version of Yury Butusov’s award-winning stage production. Based on Gogol’s classic satire, the show explores corruption and absurdity...
From Apr 3 until Apr 19 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168
Shanghai Jingan Theatre Festival: Dias Felizes (Happy Days)

Shanghai Jingan Theatre Festival: Dias Felizes (Happy Days)

Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days will be presented by Brazil’s Armazém Theatre Company as part of the 2026 Shanghai Jing’an Drama Festival. The minimalist absurdist play follows a woman buried in a...
on May 16 and May 17, 2026 @ Daning Theatre
From ¥ 180
The Nutcracker by The Russian State Ballet

The Nutcracker by The Russian State Ballet

The Russian State Ballet presents The Nutcracker, the classic ballet set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. This production is staged under the artistic direction of Vyacheslav Mikhailovich...
on Apr 18 and Apr 19, 2026 @ International Dance Center
From ¥ 180
HD Screening: Russian Theatre - Uncle Vanya

HD Screening: Russian Theatre - Uncle Vanya

This is a high-definition filmed version of Anton Chekhov’s classic play Uncle Vanya, presented by the Vakhtangov Theatre. Directed by Golden Mask winner Rimas Tuminas, the production explores the...
From Apr 4 until Apr 19 @ Wanping Theater
From ¥ 168

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