Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably play by the most important writer in English. quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidenceuntil the Peking Opera came to town! the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it's than a Shakespeare play to understand? the answer, l just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan. Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a to my Western ears. At first, I thought l heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu. , the opera had transformed a small stage the whole universe. It was so dazzling and energetic l wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes! Everyone was clapping.