Mr. Shi and His LoverBy Wong Teng Chi and Njo Kong Kie. The latest flare-up of this combustible mix on a Toronto stage is Mr. Shi and His Lover, a 75-minute piece of musical theatre that could easily be called an opera. Even though the pacing is slow, the music spare and the staging minimal, Mr. Shi and His Lover carries the full impact and provocative power of a grand theatrical drama. Director Tam Chi Chun presents everything in a stylized, unfussy way that leaves the path clear to the protagonists’ motivations. There is a timelessness to Mr. Shi and His Lover as we try to understand the full range of people’s gender identities and the dynamics behind sexual persuasion.

Source: thestar November 16, 2017 17:15 UTC