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Capital Theatre
Located in the heart of the city on Wangfujing Dajie, this central theatre has regular performances of contemporary Chinese productions and is home to a number of theatre companies, including the People's Art Experimental Theatre. Classic plays in the Chinese language often feature.
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Central Academy Of Drama Theatre
Situated just off Nanluogu Xiang, China's future movie stars train at this academy and can be seen here in regular performances of Chinese-language plays. Bear in mind the actors, and sometimes the directors, are students, so the productions can be hit and miss.
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Chang'an Grand Theatre
This theatre offers a genuine experience, and the erudite audience chatters knowledgably among themselves during weekend matinee classics and evening performances.
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Cherry Lane Theatre
Located in a Peking Opera photo studio, Cherry Lane provides a valuable service in screening contemporary Chinese films with English subtitles, many of which were never shown in domestic cinemas because the censors didn't like them. However, the screen here has seen better days and sometimes they put on a DVD of the movie rather than showing a 35mm print. Screenings take place every Friday and Saturday at .
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China Puppet Theatre
This popular theatre has regular events including shadow play, puppetry, music and dance. A good place to take kids if they're rebelling over the prospect of more sightseeing.
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East Gate Cinema
East Gate Cinema shows the latest big movie releases, both domestic and foreign, and is the only cinema in town that offers double seats (from around Y140 ).
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Liyuan Theatre
This touristy theatre, across the lobby of the Qianmen Jianguo Hotel and past the mannequins outside, has regular performances for Beijing opera greenhorns, performed over servings of Peking duck and other local delicacies. The setting isn't traditional and it resembles a cinema auditorium (the stage façade is the only authentic touch), but there are also matinee shows of gōngfu (kung fu) performed by Shaolin monks .
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Star City
This six-screen cinema is the best place to see Western movies released in China because they always have one screening a day with the original, un-dubbed print (though that doesn't mean it hasn't been cut by the scissor-happy censors). It's a plush multiplex that feels no different from its equivalents in the West.
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Sundongan Cinema City
Don't expect a huge selection, but this is one of Běijīng's most conveniently located cinemas and there's usually a Hollywood feature showing if you need a two-hour escape.
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Zhengyici Theatre
Originally an ancient temple, this ornately decorated building is the oldest wooden theatre in the country and the best place in the city to experience Beijing opera and other operatic disciplines like Kunqu. Restored by a private businessman with an interest in reviving this dying art, the theatre reopened in 1995 after a long period of disrepair.
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