A scene from Yat-sen featuring the “Four Bandits” influential in the 1911 Chinese revolution. The musical showcases impressive Hong Kong talent, but is tainted by its chauvinistic interpretation of history. Photo: Carmen So
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Musical about modern China’s ‘founding father’ Sun Yat-sen, starring Ling Man-lung, showcases impressive Hong Kong talent – too bad it’s such a bro fest
- Yat-sen, about Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen as a young man, impresses with great acting and singing, but downplays the role of women in the 1911 revolution
- Actresses appear in peripheral roles as concubines or peasants, and comments from the director after the premiere added to the production’s chauvinistic feel
A scene from Yat-sen featuring the “Four Bandits” influential in the 1911 Chinese revolution. The musical showcases impressive Hong Kong talent, but is tainted by its chauvinistic interpretation of history. Photo: Carmen So
