The Bear | A Proposal

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Chinese Theatre Group are presenting two shows “Poison”and “A desperate man” at the Guild Theatre this September.

“The Bear” tells the story of Popova, a pretentious widow of a landowner, who vows to remain faithful to her husband who was unfaithful to her during his lifetime. The rude and unreasonable veteran Smirnov breaks into her house to collect debts, and leads a dramatic conflict. They attack each other and start to hate each other. But at this time, Smirnov finds that the woman who wants to duel with him is so charming... Chekhov mocks the hypocrisy and hypocrisy of the hero and heroine in the play. The honest and simple servant Luka also sets off the absurdity of the hero and heroine's character and behavior.

"A Proposal" is an early one-act comedy by Chekhov, describing the life of a Russian landlord family in the 19th century. Lomov, who is sincere but shy and rigid, comes to propose to Natalya, the daughter of the neighboring landlord Chubukov. It was supposed to be a sweet moment, but because of two trivial things mentioned accidentally during the chat, "the ownership of the grassland" and "whose dog is better", turned the conversation into an absurd and dramatic quarrel, exposing the vulgar and hypocritical side of the landlord class.

🎟️ Tickets coming soon 🎟️