老赛桃源潮剧团 - 烈女斩夫
丁亥年农历十月十五, 阳历十二月二十四日,老赛桃源潮剧团在文德路的同的善堂演出两天潮剧。 由于当天是平安夜只作半天工,吃完晚餐后搭地铁和巴士到同德善堂去看街戏。到达时已晚上八点,戏已开罗,一看戏牌感到欣慰,因为演出的是我没看过的‘烈女斩夫’。
烈女王兰英的夫婿别妻后到京城驯驹有功做官。奸监刘瑾与尚书商量后收他为义子,尚书同时招他为婿,两人想借他的力量造反夺帝位。王兰英背子上京认夫被拒,半路拦道尚书告状。尚书携带她们母子回府与女婿相聚,并叫女儿称兰英为姐。 原来尚书不怀好意,三更放火,想烧死兰英母子。兰英逃脱投奔山寨。
刘瑾众人逼帝退位。皇帝在逃亡时获兰英相救,皇帝封她为兵马大元帅。兰英挂帅与夫婿交锋,擒拿夫婿。此时,刘瑾与尚书双双逃走被擒。
皇帝登殿审案,并让兰英决定自己夫婿的死活。兰英左思右想后决定大义灭亲,于是皇帝下令斩兰英的夫婿。
Yes, indeed. Initially, I thought the show is 状元巡更 but then 王兰英 went to look for her husband when their son is only one year old. Not so much like 秦香莲 because 香莲 has two children and some more have 包公.
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