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.

    “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.

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

    Tickets: 180-1,080 yuan

    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)