If you ever get the chance to see Salesman in China, take the opportunity.

Joni and I added it as a rather last-minute show to our Stratford shows this year.

Our friend Mark Smith, scenic carpenter at Stratford Festival, recommended it during a visit. He couldn’t say enough about the show.

So, Joni and I played around with the idea, but really didn’t think we could fit it in around Oktoberfest gigs and after our trip out east.

As it happens our friend David, from London, called and said he would like to see a show in Stratford and wondered if we would join him.

We revisited our calendars and found one date that aligned. It was fate.

The show was truly what a drama should be, it made you think, it spurred on emotions, it was entertaining, engaging, creative and, yes, funny.

It tells the true story of a 1983 production of Death of a Salesman, a production where American playwright Arthur Miller travelled to Beijing, China to direct the show presented in Mandarin.

Most of the cast is of Asian ancestry, and they often spoke Mandarin during the performance.

It was not an obstacle as every word was projected onto the stage.

If the actors spoke Mandarin, English was projected and vice versa. It did not take long to........

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