An Evening of Two Short Plays

17-20 May

Hong Kong Players present the two short plays The Virtuous Burglar (Dario Fo)  and A Cut In The Rates (Alan Ayckbourn). 

 

Ticket price will be announced soon. Check Hong Kong Players website for details. 

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Kennedy

March 17-19, 8pm
By Jose Manuel Sevilla

Written by the award-winning Spanish poet who penned the Hong Kong production of The Bridge in 2011, Kennedy is a noirish tale of loss and redemption set in late 20th Century Barcelona. 

Recently released from prison, Kennedy seeks his sister, Beatriz. Both escape from the reality of their lives into philosophical flights of fancy that keep the shadows at bay.

This production is the world premiere of Sevilla’s latest work.

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

February 17-20, 8pm
By Edward Albee

The American classic brought to life by Hong Kong's acting talent. It examines the breakdown of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive an unwitting younger couple, Nick and Honey, as guests, and draw them into their bitter and frustrated relationship in a interesting game of cat and mouse.

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Vincent

November 4-7, 8pm
By Leonard Nimoy

Born of Nimoy's lifelong passion for the art ofVincent van Gogh, this one-actor piece focuses on the relationship between the artist and his art-dealer brother, Theo, arguably the only person Vincent was ever truly close to. Based on their lifetime of exchanged letters, Nimoy's beautiful and moving piece reveals a Vincent as only his brother knew him. 

Informative as well as moving, with a continuous projected back-drop of van Gogh's work, this is an evening not to be missed by lovers of theatre and of art alike.

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Xanadu

October 28-31, 8pm

Based on the Universal Pictures' cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, Xanadu is hilarity on wheels for adults, children and anyone who has ever wanted to feel inspired. 

Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time - the first ROLLER DISCO! (It's 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation and chaos abounds.

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Breakfast at Tiffany's

July 10 8pm, July 11, 3pm, July 12, 8 pm (Cantonese Performance) July 11 8pm, July 12, 3pm (English Performance)

1940s. Manhattan, New York. The city is curing its hangover at Tiffany’s. Nice girls have never been busier.

Holly Golightly, an eighteen-year-old girl, is partying with Mafia gangsters and playboy millionaires in her Upper East Side apartment.

Her lovers take her to clubs and restaurants. Holly needs no jobs, but when marriage proposals begin to pop up…

Narrated by the Ghost - of Catherine Earnshaw from Wuthering Heights - Holly’s favorite heroine, this one-woman show is about: a girl/ a traveler/ a tease/ a heart-breaker/ an “American geisha”.

 

It’s an epic story of Holly and her café society.

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Dick Barton: Special Agent

May 6-9, 8pm and 3pm on Saturday

Now Hong Kong Players present Phil Willmott’s clever spoof of the show. The play captures the stiff upper lip feel of the original then takes it over the top with hilarious results. With a cast of characters that includes arch-villain Baron Scarheart, evil seductress Marta, and trusty sidekicks Snowy and Jock, it’s up to Dick Barton to once again protect the free world from the forces of darkness.

Dick Barton – Special Agent is directed by Kath O’Connor and stars Sam Craig, Alex Sommerville and Maria-Louize Helbo.

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Medea

March 4-7, 8pm and 3pm on Saturday
By Euripides

A woman exiled from her home.

A family at war.

A terrible revenge.

Join a journey to the very dawn of western theatre with a tragedy told for over two million millenia.

Directed by Adam Harris.

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The Importance of Being Earnest

January 28-31, 8pm, 2:30pm matinee on Saturday
By Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde's famous Trivial Comedy for Serious People is coming to Hong Kong! Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women who are enchanted by such a honest, trustworthy name! In true 'Wilde' style, this leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

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Hi Spring!

August 22-24, 8pm and 2:30pm

Perfect for ages 2 and up. Interactive play theatre for toddlers and babies. We gather together to celebrate animals and springtime on the farm. This is not a theatre show where children will be told to sit still. Get up and play with us!

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