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  • Venue Kiln Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 10 May 2025
  • Age guidelines 14+

Get Shanghai Dolls Tickets at the Kiln Theatre in London.

See Shanghai Dolls, the riveting new play by Amy Ng, premiering at the Kiln Theatre in London.

Discover the true story of a cultural martyr and a cultural oppressor. Amy Ng’s latest play delves into the untold story of two of the most influential women in Chinese history – Madam Mao and Sun Weishi. Two penniless actresses, whose friendship and fates are intertwined amidst the political upheaval in China’s cultural revolution.

Katie Posner directs Gabby Wong (1899 and KAOS, Netflix) in the role of Lan Ping/Jiang Qing and Millicent Wong (The Crucible, Sheffield Crucible) as Li Lin/Sun Weishi.

Building on her acclaimed, politically charged adaptation of August Strindberg’s psychological classic Miss Julie, Amy Ng’s Shanghai Dolls brilliantly illustrates how the personal is truly political.

Don’t miss your chance to experience this powerful and historically significant play. Shanghai Dolls runs from 3 April 2025 until 10 May 2025 at the Kiln Theatre – book your tickets today.

The true story of a cultural martyr and a cultural oppressor.

When two penniless actresses meet in Shanghai at auditions for Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, they quickly become inseparable. But as 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 director. The other, the architect of the Cultural Revolution.

 

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of Shanghai Dolls?

The cast features Gabby Wong in the role of Lan Ping/Jiang Qing and Millicent Wong as Li Lin/Sun Weishi.

Who are the creative team of Shanghai Dolls?

Written by Amy Ng. 

Directed by Katie Posner with design by Jean Chan, lighting design by Aideen Malone, composition and sound design by Nicola T Chang, video design by Akhila Krishnan, and movement direction by Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster. Associate lighting design by Holly Ellis, with Imy Wyatt Corner as Kiln-Mackintosh Resident Assistant Director.

Important Notes

Access performances: Audio Described: 8 May, 7.30pm; Captioned: 28 April, 7.30pm; Relaxed: 3 May, 2.30pm; Touch Tour: 8 May, 6pm

Venue Information

Kiln Theatre , 269 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7JR

Nearest Tube or Train: Kilburn (Jubilee line) / Brondesbury rail station

Nearest Buses: 16, 32, 189, 332, 632

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Shanghai Dolls is playing at the Kiln Theatre in London
The age recommendations for Shanghai Dolls are: 14+
Yes, Shanghai Dolls has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Saturday
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