Shanghai Grand Theater

With a distinctive architectural style and a brilliant appearance, Shanghai Grand Theater is a city landmark. Located at People's Square in the city center, it faces People's Avenue to the south, North Huangpi Road to the west and Shanghai Municipal Government Building to the east.

Opened in 1998, the Grand Theater has one of the largest and best equipped automatic stages in the world. It was designed by ARTE Charpentier, a famous architecture design company established by Jean-Marie Charpentier, a brilliant French architect and urban planner. When night falls, the whole construction resembles a crystal palace.

The capacity of Shanghai Grand Theater covers 64,000 square meters, containing three large, medium and small theaters. The Grand Theater adopts the most advanced automatic mechanical stage in the world and equips with advanced lighting and stereo facilities. Nowadays, the Grand Theater is the stage for world-class works of art, international art activities and education.
 

Concerts performed at the Grand Theater include The Three Tenors, plus many European operas, classical music dramas and musical concerts by the top symphony orchestras. Performances by some of the world's most-famous ballet companies are often given in the large theater. Also, a number of original Chinese operas, dramas, pantomimes and traditional musical concerts can frequently be seen. Quite a few international art activities are held here, including the China Shanghai International Art Festival, the SCO Members Art Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival, the French Culture Year, the Italian Culture Year and the German Culture Week. People can find detailed 2021 performance schedule on this page.
 

1. Buy performance tickets at Ticket Center of Shanghai Grand Theater.
It is located at Gate No. G1 (No. 200, North Huangpi Road). The opening hours of Ticket Center are 09:00 to 20:00 from Monday to Sunday.
2. Book the tickets by phone or e-mail.
Ticket Booking Line: +86 021-400-106-8686
E-mail: kf@shgtheatre.com
3. Purchase the tickets at the official website of Grand Theater.
4. Other Ticket Centers in downtown area:
Huangpu District: 1F, Shenxin Mansion, No. 200, East Ninghai Road
Changning District: Shanghai International Gymnastic Center, No. 565, West Zhongshan Road
Jing’an District: No. 272, Fengxian Road
Xuhui District: Building F, 16F, Shiye Mansion, No. 18, North Caoxi Road
 

 By Metro:
Take Metro line 1, line 2 or line 8 to get to People's Square Station. Then walk southwest around 500 meters to find the theater.

 By Bus:
Take bus No. 23, 49, 109 or 324 to get to North Huangpi Road Wusheng Road. Then walk north around 200 meters to arrive at Shanghai Grand Theater.
Take bus No. 46, 49, 123, 145 or 312 and get off at People's Square. Then walk northwest around 350 meters.

 

Performance	Date	Ticket Fare (CNY)
Opera: Jiang Jie	19:15, Apr.3rd ~ 4th	580, 480, 380, 280, 180, 120, 80
Concert: April is Your Lie	19:30, Apr.9th (Fri.)	360, 260, 160, 98
Multimedia Parent-Child Concert: ‘You are the Pianist’	19:30, Apr.10th (Sat.), May 16th (Sun.)	360, 260, 160, 98
Dance: ‘Radio Waves That Never Die’	14:00, 19:15, Apr.10th (Sat.); 19:15, Apr.11th (Sun.)	880, 680, 480, 380, 280, 160, 80
Concert: Butter-Fly	19:30, Apr.11th (Sun.)	360, 260, 160, 98
Drama: Letter From an Unknown Woman	19:30, Apr.14th ~ 18th	380, 280, 220, 160, 100, 50
Rhythmic Fantasy - Percussion Recital with Yujo	19:30, Apr.23rd (Fri.)	380, 280, 160, 80
Kun Opera: Peony Pavilion	19:15, Apr.24th ~ 25th	680, 480, 380, 280, 160, 80
Concert: Romantic Classical	19:30, Apr.23rd (Fri.), May 19th (Wed.)	380, 280, 180, 100
Peking Opera: Farewell My concubine	19:15, Apr.29th (Thur.)	980, 880, 680, 480, 280, 180, 80
Concert: La La Land	19:30, Apr.24th (Sat.), May 22nd ~ 23rd	380, 280, 180, 100
Guess How Much I Love You	16:30, 19:30, May 8th (Sat.);  10:30, 14:00. 16:30, 19:30, May 9th (Sun.)	380, 280, 180, 100, 50
Concert: Classical Piano	19:30, May 16th (Sun.)	360, 260, 160, 98
Concert: Butterfly Love	19:30, May 18th (Tues.)	280, 180, 100
Concert: More Than Love	19:30, May 20th (Thur.)	280, 180, 100
Concert: Swan Lake	19:30, May 21st (Fri.)	380, 280, 180, 100
Concert: Castle In the Sky	15:00, May 22nd (Sat.);  19:30, May 23rd (Sun.)	380, 280, 180, 100
Musical: Faust Rock	19:30, May 24th ~ 28th; 14:00, 19:30, May 29th (Sat.); 14:00, 19:30, May 30th (Sun.); 19:30, May 31st (Mon.)	880, 680, 580, 380, 280, 80
Musical "Emma the Plaid Elephant"	10:30, 14:00, 16:30, May 29th (Sat.); 10:30, 14:00, 16:30, May 30th (Sun.)	380, 280, 180, 100, 50
Drama: Revel’s World of Shakespeare	19:30, Jun.5th (Sat.)	280, 220, 150, 50