{"product_id":"9781839044182-shanghai-dolls","title":"Shanghai Dolls","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stage play telling the untold true story of two of the most influential women in Chinese history – Madame Mao and Sun Weishi. Premiered at Kiln Theatre, London, in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Stick a woman in fatigues, put a wrench in her hand, an axe, a machine gun – they're just props, unless she can live her life freely – take lovers, have abortions, make art not babies!'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo penniless actresses meet at auditions for a production of Ibsen's \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e in Shanghai – and they quickly become inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs political upheaval rips through China, their tumultuous friendship will alter not only the course of their lives, but the course of history. One will become China's first female theatre director. The other, the architect of the Cultural Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy Ng's play \u003cem\u003eShanghai Dolls\u003c\/em\u003e tells the untold true story of two of the most influential women in Chinese history – Madame Mao and Sun Weishi – and how the personal truly is political. It opened at Kiln Theatre, London, in 2025, in association with Paines Plough, directed by Katie Posner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125739700598,"sku":"9781839044182","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33613198.jpg?v=1755381149","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839044182-shanghai-dolls","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}