“話劇藝術也許是表現家父一生坎坷風雨和藝術成就的最佳方式…”
——梅葆玖

2009年是京劇藝術大師梅蘭芳先生誕辰115周年，在此之際，由著名京劇表演藝術家、梅蘭芳先生之子梅葆玖擔任藝術顧問，香港電影工作者總會會長、著名導演吳思遠出任總導演，白永成、劉潔等實力派演員聯袂巨獻并已成功入圍“第七屆北京國際戲劇•舞蹈演出季”的大型經典話劇《梅蘭芳》，登陸北京梅蘭芳大劇院，以此表達對這位國粹大師的崇敬與懷念之情。

To mark the 115th birthday of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, a stage drama took place at the great artist's namesake theater.

The play follows the arc of Mei's career, from the blossoming of his talent to his painful retreat from the stage as he refused to perform for the Japanese invaders. He would scale to even greater heights after his return.

"Mei Lanfang" does full justice to Mei's artistic passion and the subtle ways in which he captures the beauty of the female characters he played.

Mei is considered among the four outstanding actors to play "Dan" or female roles. Mei began his stage career at the age of ten. During his long career he acted in and promoted many new plays. He is credited with contributions to advancing many aspects of Peking Opera. He was an innovator of singing styles, dialogue, dance, music, and costume. His fresh, elegant performing style set the standard for the Mei school. It remains the prevailing standard in Peking Opera today.