British children drama “The Tiger Who Came to Tea” is staged for the first meeting with Chinese kids at National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Saturday night. /Xinhua Photo

“The Tiger Who Came to Tea” is classic British picture book adaptation of the children drama, as an important part of the "Children's Enlightenment" section of National Center for the Performing Arts’ international theater season in 2017. /Xinhua Photo

The drama is, according to the British, a well-known picture book created by author Judith Kerr in 1968. /Xinhua Photo

The story is about a girl, Sophie and her mother, who drink afternoon tea at home, and a cold and hungry tiger comes into their home. Sophie and her mother treated the tiger well. /Xinhua Photo