China takes centre stage at Edinburgh Fringe and Festival

Name: China takes centre stage at Edinburgh Fringe and Festival
Uploaded: 2011-08-05T22:07:46.000Z
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Description: Chinese productions are making their presence felt at the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe this year, with some critics describing it as a "cultural flowering", to match the country's rising economic stature.

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Amongst the thousands of shows at the Edinburgh this year are a Chinese King Lear, a Chinese Hamlet and a Chinese Romeo and Juliet.

Both the main and the Fringe festival are reflecting what is being described as "a new and extraordinary cultural flowering" of Chinese art.

David Sillito reports.

Entertainment & Arts

5 August 2011