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y separately published work icon The Peasant Prince single work   drama   children's  
Adaptation of The Peasant Prince Cunxin Li , 2007 single work picture book
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Peasant Prince
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'Monkey Baa Theatre Company brings the children’s version of Li Cunxin’s iconic autobiography, Mao’s Last Dancer to the stage in this extraordinary production.

'Li, a 10-year old peasant boy is plucked from his village in rural China and sent to a ballet academy in the big city. He leaves everything and everyone he loves, including his family. Over years of gruelling training, this boy transforms from an impoverished peasant to a giant of the international dance scene. Li’s courage, resilience and unwavering hope for a better life makes The Peasant Prince a story to ignite our own aspirations to be the best person we can be. Audiences will be captivated by this very personal story, truly a 20th century fairy tale.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Presented by Monkey Baa Theatre Company. Performed at Darling Quarter Theatre April 9-20.

    Director: Tim McGarry.

    Writers: Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge, & Tim McGarry.

    Designer: Michael Hankin.

    Movement Director: Danielle Micich (courtesy of Force Majeure).

    Lighting Design: Sian James-Holland.

    Composer: Daryl Wallis.

    Script Consultant: Li Cunxin.

    Dramaturge: Camilla Ah Kin.

    Cast: John Gomez Goodway (Li Cunxin), Jenevieve Chang (Niang / others), Jonathan Chan (Dia / others), and Edric Hong (Cunfar / others).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2016
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2017 .
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      Extent: xiii, 63p.p.
      ISBN: 9781760620028

Works about this Work

Boy Who Reached for the Stars Deborah Jones , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 April 2016; (p. 14)

— Review of The Peasant Prince Eva Di Cesare , Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , 2016 single work drama
The Little Prince Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 2016; (p. 13)

— Review of The Peasant Prince Eva Di Cesare , Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , 2016 single work drama
The Little Prince Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 2016; (p. 13)

— Review of The Peasant Prince Eva Di Cesare , Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , 2016 single work drama
Boy Who Reached for the Stars Deborah Jones , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 April 2016; (p. 14)

— Review of The Peasant Prince Eva Di Cesare , Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , 2016 single work drama
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