Crime-inspired play 'Palaces' premieres in Taipei 04/16/2021 07:03 PM Photo courtesy of the National Theater and Concert Hall Taipei, April 16 (CNA) "Palaces," a two-part play inspired by crimes committed in the Qing dynasty and jointly produced by the National Performing Arts Center's three venues in Taiwan, will premiere at the National Theater in Taipei on Friday. Set in a mixed use building with both residential and commercial units, a common scene in cities around Taiwan, the play consists of 10 intertwined crime stories that take place between the 1990s and the modern day. The first part of the play, titled "Outside In," tells stories involving the construction of the building and it occupants early in the 1990s.