Japanese musical “Black Butler — Lycoris That Blazes the Earth,” adapted from Japanese manga series “Black Butler,” will be staged at Shenzhen Poly Theater this weekend. The musical is in Japanese with Chinese subtitles.

    In Victorian-era London lives the young boy Ciel. On the night of his 10th birthday, a fire engulfed his manor house, his parents were murdered, and he was captured by a mysterious organization. After a month of enduring excruciating and humiliating torture, Ciel returns to the Phantomhive household with an enigmatic black-clad butler, Sebastian. To others, it seems that the butler is simply the best at his craft, from anticipating his young master’s needs to carrying them out to the best of his inexplicable abilities. Little do they know, Sebastian is actually a demon that has entered into a contract with Ciel, promising to help the boy achieve revenge on those who have wronged him in exchange for his soul. As the Queen’s Guard Dog and standing at the top of the British underworld, Ciel solves the crimes plaguing London while waiting for the day he will exact his revenge.

    “That Butler, Friendship,” a musical adaptation of the manga, debuted in 2009. “Musical Black Butler: The Most Beautiful Death in the World — A Thousand Souls and the Fallen Grim Reaper,” the second musical adaptation of the manga, ran in 2010. A third musical, “Black Butler — Lycoris That Blazes the Earth,” was performed in 2014. The new run of the third musical makes its first overseas tour in China in December 2015.

    Time: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 25-27; Dec. 26-27 also at 1:30 p.m.

    Tickets: 180-1,080 yuan

    Reservations: 400-610-3721

    Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)

    Metro: Shekou Line, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E

    (SD News)