Stage photo of Final Stage of Her Life Photo by LI Chunguang

Stage photo of Final Stage of Her Life Photo by LI Chunguang

As an ending original work in the field of the Small theater of Beijing People’s Art Theatre. The Final Stage of Her Life presented at its experimental theater from 13, November to 11, December. The work, with WANG Ban, an actor of Beijing People’s Art Theater being the director for the first time, convenes the theater’s three great performers, XIA Liyan, GONG LIjun and BAI Hui.

Composed by Nadezhda Ptushkina, a Russian woman writer, the Final Stage of Her Life describes a lie about LOVE with delicacy and warmth. With a seemingly distressed name, the humorous comedy embraces a lasting line of warm and long sentiment.The aged mother hoped that her never-married daughter would find a beloved one. However, the daughter felt as complicated as her mother still held much regret at the end of life. Prior to the New Year, however, a sudden appearance of "son-in-law" and "granddaughter" made a real happy family… after all the suspense was finally disclosed, audiences were all surprised with affection, while all the laughter behind misunderstanding and farce filled people’s eyes with tears.