The Grand Performances in Beijing-2026 Beijing International Theatre Season opened at the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) on October 7. It will run until December this year.

During the season, a diverse range of events will be presented, including a showcase of theatre plays, a City Theatre Carnival, the Shougang Park International Theatre Arts Festival and value-for-money performances for the public. Altogether, 120 productions from more than 20 countries and regions will be staged during the season. Here are some of the best shows you should check out.

Play: Invisible Stories (Body puppet theatre performance)

Showtime: 19:30, October 20-22

Venue: Experimental Theatre of Beijing People's Art Theatre

Troupe: Compagnie Graine de Vie (France)

Play: The Evening

Belarusian-language performance | Chinese & English subtitles

Showtime: 19:30, October 22-24; 14:30, October 25

Venue: Capital Theatre

Troupe: Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama

Play: A Respectable Wedding

Slovenian-language performance | Chinese & English subtitles

Showtime: 19:30, October 23-24; 14:30, October 25

Venue: Beijing International Theatre Center Cao Yu Theatre

Troupe: Slovene National Theatre Maribor

Concert: Tugan Sokhiev, Lang Lang & Vienna Philharmonic

Showtime: 19:30, October 22

Venue: Concert Hall, National Centre for the Performing Arts

Artists: Tugan Sokhiev, the Vienna Philharmonic and Lang Lang

Musical: The Message

Chinese-language performance

Showtime: 19:30, October 23; 14:30, 19:30, October 24-25

Venue: Grand Theatre, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Troupe: Beijing Dance Drama & Opera

(Sources: WeChat account "Grand Performances in Beijing Seasonal Productions", Beijing Daily App)