Time Out Tickets is the best place to get your hands on tickets for Shanghai's hottest events. Right now we've got Broadway smash Wicked, Strawberry Festival, Shanghai Fashion Weekend, plus some great stage shows such as Snow White and School of Rock.
Wicked
When Dorothy got stuck in a tornado, travelled to Oz and defeated the Wicked Witch, her quest for home gained a following of epic proportions. So epic, in fact, that it’s been inspiring adaptations and alternate storylines for over a century. And like the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the musical stage production Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz, is one version that has yet to lose velocity. See our interview with some of the cast right here.
Shanghai Culture Square 36 Yongjia Lu. Apr 11-29. 280-580RMB. Long press and extract the QR code to buy tickets.
4.46 Psychosis
Legendary stuff in the theatre world, 4:48 Psychosis was the last play written by British playwright Sarah Kane before she committed suicide. 4.48 Psychosis was written throughout the autumn and winter of 1998-99 as Kane battled with one of her recurrent bouts of depression. In this production, there is no characters are named, and even their number is unspecified. It could be a journey through one person’s mind, or an interview between a doctor and his patient.
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre 288 Anfu Lu. Apr 27-May 7. 2pm; 7pm. 180-280RMB.
Shanghai Fashion Weekend
Shanghai Fashion Weekend aims to challenge the idea of fashion shows as exclusively for fashion industry professionals with the world’s first ‘immersive fashion’ show. The set-up features ten stations; including a fashion art logo exhibition; an opportunity to walk down the red carpet; and a Fashion Lab to help you find your look. You’ll also be able to nab exclusive discounts on international and local fashion masterpieces. Special guests include Chinese Victoria’s Secret model Angel Xi Mengyao and phenomenal blogger icon Lyn Slater.
Shanghai Exhibition Center 1000 Yanan Zhong Lu. Apr 14-16. 10.30am. 30RMB.
Strawberry Festival 2017
Modern Sky's Strawberry Festival returns to Shanghai once more for the May holiday with The Vaccines, The Drums, KSHMR, Charli XCX, Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg and lots more.
Expo Garden Park Shibo Dadao. Apr 29-May 1. 11am. 599RMB (early bird three-day passes).
Jersey Boys
Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony Award-winning true-life musical Jersey Boys. From the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the singalong musical that's trotted it's way around the globe and now lands at Shanghai's Daning Theatre. Get ready to belt out 'Big Girls Don't Cry', 'Oh What a Night' and the rest.
Shanghai Daning Theatre 1222 Pingxingguan Lu. Nov 9-19. 2.30pm; 7.30pm. 299-1,199RMB.