Doctrine of Happiness

By Tang Chi-kin

Warning: Performed in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.

Category: Theatre/Dance

Genre: Drama

Company:

Venue:
Hong Kong Cultural Center- Studio Theatre

Date and Time:
16-17 & 22-24 March, 8.15pm 18 & 24-25 March, 3pm

Ticket Price:
160-260

Location:
Kowloon

Nearest MTR Station:
Tsim Sha Tsui

Ticketing By: Urbtix

Age Limitation: 16

Written and directed by Tan Chi-Kin, Doctrine of Happiness follows the lives of secondary school students, Yin, Sau, Hua, Fatso and Ling, characters first met in Tang's Chinese Lesson (HKAF 2016), a play that was named by SCMP as one of HKAF’s “best drama productions in recent years”.

The play looks at Hong Kong’s education system and its social realities as the city enters a new phase with its first female Chief Executive at the helm. Contemporary issues such as student suicides are illuminated by flashbacks as the protagonists revisit the discussions they had in their secondary school classroom. Chu Pak-him reprises his role as Chu Sir with his words still resonant from the Chinese Lesson.

See also 'The Great Learning', also in this year's HKAF, which completes the trilogy.