Beijing People's Art Theatre and Tianjin People's Art Theatre joined hands to restage four of Cao's plays in Beijing. The four classic plays of the great Chinese writer Cao Yu kicked off the commemorative activities memorizing the 10th anniversary of Cao's death. They will be performed at the Capital Theatre and the adjacent Small Theatre of Beijing People's Art Theatre from November 29 to December 13, 2006.

Beijing People's Art Theatre will stage "Peking Man" (directed by Li Liuyi) from December 1 to 5 and "Thunderstorm" (directed by Xia Chun) from December 9 to 13. Tianjin People's Art Theatre will stage "Sunrise" (directed by Ren Ming) from November 29 to December 3 and "The Wilderness" (directed by Wang Yansong) from December 6 to 10.

The two troupes have joined hands not only because of Cao's achievements in drama, but also because Cao was from Tianjin and used to be president of Beijing People's Art Theatre.

In the new version of "Sunrise" by Tianjin People's Art Theatre, director Ren asked the actors to speak in Tianjin dialect for part of the performance.

During the commemoration, Beijing People's Art Theatre will also hold an exhibition about Cao in the lobby of Capital Theatre.

 Cao Yu

 Thunderstorm

 Sunrise

 The Wilderness