“Revel’s World of Shakespeare,” written, directed and performed by Joseph Graves, will meet local audiences tonight.

    Drawing heavily on his considerable personal experiences with Shakespearean plays and study of the plays’ articulations, Graves magically weaves a wildly comedic and deeply moving tale of childhood confusion and exploration, relating it to the “greatest of English writers” — William Shakespeare.

    At 6, Graves was introduced to Shakespeare at the difficult hand and demanding style of his brilliant, though drunken teacher, Clive T. Revel (whose last name inspires the title of the piece), headmaster of The Chelsea School for Boys in London. The first two years of their alternately hilarious and stormy relationship, which eventually spanned some 40 years, are explored in depth in this thought-provoking and charmingly written play.

    Time: 8 p.m., March 15

    Tickets: 80-200 yuan

    Add: 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)