Actors perform during a rehearsal of the Chinese version of Shakespeare's drama Charles III at the National Theatre of China in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2012. The play, directed by Wang Xiaoying, was prepared for a Shakespeare Drama Festival in London prior to the 2012 Olympic Games. The Chinese version of Charles III, with mandarin dialogue and Chinese style costumes, is going to be staged with other 36 plays from different languages and dialects as part of the cultural Olympiad.

Wang Xiaoying (R) works during a rehearsal of the Chinese version of Shakespeare's drama Charles III at the National Theatre of China in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2012. The play, directed by Wang Xiaoying, was prepared for a Shakespeare Drama Festival in London prior to the 2012 Olympic Games. The Chinese version of Charles III, with mandarin dialogue and Chinese style costumes, is going to be staged with other 36 plays from different languages and dialects as part of the cultural Olympiad.