The Princess Gives Her Lover a Sword
The Princess Gives Her Lover a Sword is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at C ARTS | C venues | C aquila. It has 1 performance listed, running from Sun 9 Aug, 11:15 to Sun 9 Aug, 11:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
This 400-year-old Chao Opera classic follows imperial spy Jiang Liuyun as he infiltrates Prince Anxi’s house and meets Princess Baihua along the way... This legendary love story combines music, dance, adventure and martial arts. Performed by the award-winning Guangdong Chao Opera Institute, this production showcases the beauty of Chao opera, a highly popular genre rarely seen in Europe. Sung in Chinese with English surtitles.
Details
- Venue: C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- Space: temple
- Genre: OPERA, International, Live music
- Country: CHINA
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 85 seats (temple) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 1, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Stair-lift with folding seat from ground floor foyer (requires transfer from wheelchair to stair-lift chair at ground level, transfer from one stair-lift chair to another at first floor level, second stair lift stair-lift with folding seat from first floor to second floor, then transfer back to wheelchair at second floor). Staff can carry an unoccupied small or folding manual wheelchair up the stairs while the wheelchair user uses the seated stair lift. Electric wheelchairs, heavy wheelchairs and bulky wheelchairs cannot be carried upstairs. If not taking the stair lift the space is accessed by two half flights and one full flight of stairs. Stairs: 20+ Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:15 — Already performed