The Island Whispers
June 13-14, 8pm Under the choreography of Helen Lai, DanceArt HK strikes out to define what is dance and what is Hong Kong. They pull inspiration from our city for their latest piece. |
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Faust Festival
May 20th-June 15th, Various showtimes please see website Hong Kong's youth and Faust students perform live in a Hong Kong theatre. The Faust Festival is a showcase for new talent, a chance for the children of Hong Kong to display their performing abilities and a celebration of the excitement of theatre for children and adults alike. Performances are many and varied, with a wide selection to choose from. http://www.faustworld.com.hk/productions/festival2014_01.pdf |
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9 Circles
May 7-10, 8pm and 3pm matinee on Saturday A psychological thriller based on actual events, 9 CIRCLES tells the story of an American soldier on trial for his life. The young soldier—honorably discharged but then accused of an unspeakable war crime in Iraq—Daniel Reeves is forced to navigate a Dantesque labyrinth of commanding officers, public defenders, lawyers, preachers and military psychiatrists. |
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I Get a Kick Out of Cole
April 23-26, 8pm This is a musical bio about the life & times of Cole Porter. Great songs and dancing. |
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Macbeth
April 2-5, 8pm and 3pm matinee on Saturday The play is directed by Adam Harris (Journey's End, The Merchant of Venice, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Freud's Last Session, The Rocky Horror Show, Shadowlands) and will strip one of the greatest plays ever written down to its bare essentials. Box office opens on March 2nd. |
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P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
February 19th-February 23, 8pm and 3pm matinees on Saturday and Sunday Naiad productions in collaboration with Shift. In the West Village of Manhattan, Jimmy Zoole, a thirty-ish actor is having a run of bad luck. He’s been robbed twice, fired from a play, has a cat on the critical list, a girlfriend who’s leaving and he discovers a burglar hiding in his loft. To avenge his life, he ties “Vito” to the kitchen table and keeps him prisoner over the long New Year’s Eve. |
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Den of Thieves
January 22-25, 8pm and 3pm matinee on Saturday Maggie is a newly single, junk food binging shoplifter looking to change her life and her self-hating ways. Paul is her passionately convicted, formerly four hundred-pound compulsive over-eating sponsor in a twelve-step program for recovering thieves. Presales of 200hkd until December 20th. Please email auroratheatrehongkong@gmail.com to reserve an early ticket. |
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Men on the Edge
November 27-30, 8pm 4 short plays about the male of the species and his best friend. All proceeds from this production will go to benefit animal welfare groups in China. Plays include: A Zoo Story, Dog, Moonlight and Pound of Flesh. |
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The Maids
November 6-9, 7:30pm and 2pm Jean Genet's masterpiece, "The Maids" tells the story of siblings Solange and Claire-- two maids who love and hate their Madame with a passion. By writing anonymous letters to the police, they have denounced their Madame's lover, whom they later on find out was to be released from lack of substantial evidence. Fearing that what they have done would be discovered when Monsieur comes back home, they try to murder their Madame, but... |
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Frozen
October 2-5, 8pm Frozen tells the story of the disappearance of a 10-year-old British girl, Rhona. In following her mother and killer over the years that follow the play explores themes that reveal the human condition in some of its darkest and lightest shades |