TNT Theater Britain will present French-language play “Le Petit Prince” with Chinese subtitles in May.

    “Le Petit Prince” is one of the most famous stories in modern fiction. It was written by the pioneer flyer and war hero Antoine de Saint-Exupery and follows closely on his own experiences when he crash-landed in the great Sahara Desert and walked to safety. In the story the hero crashes in the remote desert too but he meets a prince from a distant planet who has arrived on Earth. The prince is a beautiful but tragic figure; he tells the pilot of his journeys around the universe to different planets. Each planet has a single inhabitant. These are all types of human that we know, a king, a drunkard, a geographer, and a finally someone who we do not know: a talking flower! The stories the prince tells are profound, poetic and emotional.

    TNT’s version captures the magic of the original philosophical fairy tale. Music, dance and comedy are woven together with the drama of the pilot’s flight and the emotional poetry of the story. Music from TNT’s well-known composer, Paul Flush, operates rather like a film score and heightens the drama and emotion. This great story appeals to adults and children alike.

    “Le Petit Prince” (“The Little Prince”), first published in 1943, is a novella, the most famous work of the French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator Saint-Exupery (1900-1944).

    Time: 8 p.m., May 24

    Tickets: 80-300 yuan

    Venue: Shenzhen Children’s Palace, intersection of Hongli Road and Jintian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和金田路交汇处深圳少年宫)

    Metro: Longgang or Longhua Line, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit B(SD News)