The Empress and Me - The Riverfront

Tickets
£12.50, running time 75 minutes no interval

Based on the amazing true
story of the Princess Der Ling who, as the daughter of a Chinese Diplomat and
Eurasian mother, was raised in France to be every bit the Victorian Lady only
to find herself, when her father is recalled home, living in the Forbidden City
and entangled in the politics of the Chinese Court as lady-in-waiting to the
infamous Empress Cixi. But will the East and West ever come to understand each
other? A story of one woman’s journey in an ever-changing world. From the
teams behind ‘The Ballad of Mulan’ and ‘The Unforgettable Anna May Wong’.

Presented by Grist to the Mill and Red Dragonfly Productions

Written and Directed by Ross Ericson

Performed by Michelle Yim

Reviews

Marianne Noble, Uni of Aberdeen ‘It is such an
Engaging show that manages to fit in a lot of social history in a really easy
And enjoyable way.’

★★★★ Adelaide Theatre Guide 'Full
Of ambition, politics and cultural tension'

RECOMMEND SHOW - Fringe Review

'Absolutely fascinating - a window onto an early
Twentieth century culture now lost for ever.'

The Stage '[Michelle] Yim is a winning
Performer.'

Stage Whisper

'It is the message the audience takes away that is
Powerful... Of a woman who is trying to find out who she really is in multiple
Cultures but in which she feels she doesn't really belong.’