LE PERE Will Be Performed at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre Next Month
The HKRep will soon present a re-run of Le Père, a dramatic work whose vivid storytelling draws the audience into the protagonist’s mind. What the theatregoer experiences while witnessing the patient’s changing circumstances and the pressures on his caregivers can hopefully create more empathy among the wider public.
LE PERE Will Be Performed at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre Next Month
The HKRep will soon present a re-run of Le Père, a dramatic work whose vivid storytelling draws the audience into the protagonist’s mind. What the theatregoer experiences while witnessing the patient’s changing circumstances and the pressures on his caregivers can hopefully create more empathy among the wider public.
HK Rep Will Re-Run LE PERE
Popular French playwright Florian Zeller's Le Père explores these phenomena from the perspective of the patient, chronicling first-person details of symptoms, taking the audience through the entire process in finding resonance in the emotions, pressures and pains of those involved.
Tickets on Sale July 11 For HK Phil's A DREAM LIKE A DREAM
"In a story, someone had a dream. In that Dream, someone told a story." A Dream Like a Dream is one of the most celebrated Chinese theatrical masterworks of the 21st century. It was conceived and created by Stan Lai, who recently became the first Chinese theatre professional inducted into the Sibiu Walk of Fame at the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Romania's pre-eminent performing arts event. In 2002, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre was the first professional company to mount A Dream Like a Dream, winning Best Overall Performance, Best Costume Design and Best Supporting Actor (TragedyDrama) at the 12th Hong Kong Drama Awards. After a hiatus of 17 years, the HKRep produces this work anew, co-directed by Stan Lai and HKRep Assistant Artistic Director Fung Wai Hang, with special guests Louisa So, three-time Hong Kong Drama Award Best Actor Poon Chan Leung and ViuTV series star Cecilia Choi from My Very Short Marriage leading a 30-member cast of HKRep company members and other outstanding local actors. The production runs from July 28th to September 8th at The Box, Freespace, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District. On July 11th, a limited number of tickets will be available for sale for the preview performance (July 27th) and the production run from URBTIX outlets and the West Kowloon Cultural District.
LE PERE Comes to Hong Kong City Hall Theatre
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre In Hong Kong today, one out of ten septuagenarians is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, while one-third of the population above age 85 is afflicted by this ailment*. As this phenomenon become more and more prevalent, how do we learn to accept and understand the disease? When a patient gradually loses memory and reason, what are the physical and emotional ramifications? Renowned French playwright Florian Zeller's Le P re portrays the disease first-hand from the Alzheimer's patient's perspective, guiding the audience through the pressures and hardships of both patients and families. Winner of the 2014 Moli re Award for Best Play, Le P re was also nominated for the Olivier and Tony Awards. All 16 shows of the HKRep's 2017 premiere production sold out, and the production received four accolades at the 27th Hong Kong Drama Awards for Best Director, Best Lighting Design, Outstanding Production of the Year and Best Actor (Tragedy/Drama) for Director Emeritus Fredric Mao. This Cantonese production again features Sonia Au's translation. Assistant Artistic Director Fung Wai Hang assembles the original cast: special guest artist Fredric Mao with Pang Hang Ying, Alice Lau and HKRep company members Ko Hon Man, Chris Sun and Mercy Wong. The production runs from May 4th to 18th at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre. Tickets are available now from URBTIX outlets.
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre 2019-20 Season Presents LONG LIVE THE CLASSICS!
The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre launched its 2019 20 season on 4th March with the theme Long Live the Classics! , both prolonging the appeal of works that have stood the test of time and creating new homegrown works in hopes of developing tomorrow's classics. Season highlights include the contemporary Chinese masterpiece A Dream Like a Dream, the renowned Cantonese musical The Good Person of Szechwan, a preview of The Great Pretender a musical and revivals of the celebrated productions Le P re and The Big Meal as well as the 2019 edition of Invisible Men, the Australian play Speaking in Tongues, and two Black Box productions: The Unforgettable Chapter and The Ward.