It wasn't well received when it opened in 2004 despite Tsui Hark coming aboard as director. The play hewed faithful to the Shakespeare original, but theatergoers at that time described it as "a masquerade party."
因為 2004 年首演時，雖有徐克的導演加持，但是忠於莎翁原作的結果，卻被觀眾評為「一場化妝舞會」，讓當代十分受傷。