Romance of Mistakes is a pantomime of a series of seemingly unfortunate events that resulted from mistaken identities and misrepresented love. Liu Yu Yan chanced upon a scholar Bian Ji who was selling his calligraphic writing at the Flower Festival. It was love at first sight for the maiden and the scholar! Feeling excited, Yu Yan rushed home to inform her parents of the wonderful news. Alas! What seemed like a simple affair became a complex love game when instead of inviting Bian Ji over to discuss the marriage, the muddle-headed housekeeper invited the tyrant, Zhou Tong!
Romance of Mistakes premiered in 2013 as Paper Monkey Theatre's 5th Anniversary production and was performed by actors and puppets. In celebration of her 10th Anniversary, the company is restaging this Mandarin musical comedy with a full cast of beautifully handcrafted Hand Puppets and Thunderbolt Puppets from Taiwan.
Adapted from a classic Beijing Opera, Romance of Mistakes tells a story of seeking for true love. The audience will be led through a whirlwind of unexpected twists and hilarious events. We invite everyone to contemplate on the meaning of love. Is it good to fall in love at first sight? Is falling in love only meant for beautiful women and handsome guys? From a current perspective, is there any difference between falling in love then... and now? Is love still... blind?
