That's how Edinburgh International Festival director Jonathan Mills summed up The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan, a version of the Shakespeare play performed by the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe.

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In the banquet hall, guests were entertained by a Chinese opera troupe, as Chang drifted happily from guest to guest, engaging them in conversation and making introductions across continents and cultures.

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The museum even runs a weekly Cantonese opera appreciation class in English on Saturday afternoons, which features a performance by a local troupe.

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