School Dramas in SMI

1956	Twelfth Night	1981	Finian's Rainbow
1959	Le Bourgeois Gentihomme	1983	Oklahoma
1964	The Royal Jester	1984	Wizard of Oz
1965	The Magic Key	1985	Oliver
1966	The King of Sherwood	1986	Tiao Chan
1968	The Government Inspector	1987	West Side Story
1969	My Fair Lady	1988	Twice A Bride
1970	The Monkey's Paw	1989	The Monkey's Paw
1971	A Battle of Wits	1990	Lady White
1972	Oklahoma St Joan	1991	Half a Sixpence
1973	Bamboo Princess	1992	The King of Sherwood
1974	Dogs of War	1993	Wizard of Oz
1975	Drama Festival	1994	Smike
1977	Oliver	1995	The Faithful One
1978	Flower Drum Song	1996	The Sound of Music
1979	The King and I	1998	My Fair Lady
1980	Lady Precious Stream	1999	Justice Pao: Trial Of The Missing Head
2001	West Side Story	2002	Flower Drum Song

The musical is set in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The story concerns the generation gap between the old world Chinese who cling to traditional values, and the new world Chinese who see themselves as Americans who should adopt western values and lifestyles.

Wang Chi Yang, an elderly Chinese gentleman of the old school, has difficulties coping with the members of his household: his eldest son, Wang Ta, is caught between Chinese traditions and the American way of life; his second son, is entirely Americanised. Mr.Wang wants Wang Ta to wed a traditional Chinese bride from China but Wang Ta wants to choose his own wife. The ending, in the tradition of all comedies, is a happy one.