- Chinese Title: 《約/束》
- Year of Release: 2009
- Based On: "The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare
- Produced By: Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company
Synopsis
"Bond” is the first Shakespearean adaptation by the Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company. Extending the storyline of "The Merchant of Venice” to a medieval Chinese city, the play explores the dual meaning of "bond” - protection and restriction in the contexts of race, law, justice, friendship, love, gender, and marital fidelity.