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The Blue Bird @ HKAPA: Drama Theatre – 29 April-2 May, 2015

The Blue Bird @ HKAPA: Drama Theatre - 29 April-2 May, 2015

Once upon a time Tyltyl and Mytyl, the son and daughter of a poor woodcutter, are sent out by the Fairy Bérylune to search the world for the Blue Bird of Happiness. She needs it to rescue her daughter. So the two children embark upon an adventurous journey to find the elusive Blue Bird. On the way they encounter a variety of crises – they have to face the dark night; meet again dead loved ones; overcome the challenges of trees and animals; and to understand the harsh cruelty of time. After almost a year they return to the home from which they set out and discover that everything has been a dream. And after so many adventures they find that the Blue Bird has been around all the time … in their own backyard.

The Blue Bird
Date: 29 April – 2 May, 2015
Venue:  HKAPA: Drama Theatre
Tickets: $105, $70 from HKTicketing
More info:
29 Apr 2015 (Wed) at 7:30pm
30 Apr 2015 (Thu) at 7:30pm
1 May 2015 (Fri) at 7:30pm
2 May 2015 (Sat) at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Cast: Chan Wing-shuen, Mok Ka-yan, Ng Lok-wai, Ko Ki-yan, Ng Ka-yee, Sze Shuk-ting, Wan Tsz-leung, Lau Yuk-shing, Lai Chai-ming and Academy Drama students
Playwright: Maurice Maeterlinck
Director: Chan Chu-hei*
Translator: Dr Wong Kwok-kui
Set Designer: Jan Wong
Costume Designer: Mak Tsz-kwan
Lighting Designer: Pui Leung
Sound Designer: Joyce Chung
Movement Coach: Julia Mok*

Jekyll & Hyde @ Jockey Club Amphitheatre, HKAPA – 1-3, 7-10 May, 2015

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A new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s mystery story Jekyll & Hyde brings this dark tale of terror and suspense to spin-chilling life! Following successful productions in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, acclaimed playwright Jonathan Holloway (Les Miserables) directs Stevenson’s gothic horror masterpiece in Hong Kong. With a cast of professional UK and HK actors.

Jekyll & Hyde
Chung Ying Theatre
Date: 1-10 May, 2015
Venue: Jockey Club Amphitheatre, HKAPA
Tickets: $420, $340, $260 from HKTicketing
More info:
1 May 2015 (Fri) at 8pm
2 May 2015 (Sat) at 3pm & 8pm
3 May 2015 (Sun) at 3pm

7 May 2015 (Thu) at 8pm
8 May 2015 (Fri) at 8pm
9 May 2015 (Sat) at 8pm
10 May 2015 (Sun) at 3pm

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast
Date: 11-14 June, 2015
Venue: HKAPA, Drama Theatre
Tickets: $350, $180
More info:
11 June 2015 (Thu) at 7:15pm
12 June 2015 (Fri) at 7:15pm
13 June 2015 (Sat) at 3:00pm & 7:15pm
14 June 2015 (Sun) at 3:00pm & 7:15pm

Jekyll & Hyde @ Jockey Club Amphitheatre, HKAPA – 1-3, 7-10 May, 2015

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A new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s mystery story Jekyll & Hyde brings this dark tale of terror and suspense to spin-chilling life! Following successful productions in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, acclaimed playwright Jonathan Holloway (Les Miserables) directs Stevenson’s gothic horror masterpiece in Hong Kong. With a cast of professional UK and HK actors.

Jekyll & Hyde
Chung Ying Theatre
Date: 1-10 May, 2015
Venue: Jockey Club Amphitheatre, HKAPA
Tickets: $420, $340, $260 from HKTicketing
More info:
1 May 2015 (Fri) at 8pm
2 May 2015 (Sat) at 3pm & 8pm
3 May 2015 (Sun) at 3pm

7 May 2015 (Thu) at 8pm
8 May 2015 (Fri) at 8pm
9 May 2015 (Sat) at 8pm
10 May 2015 (Sun) at 3pm

Die Fledermaus (The Bat) @ HKAPA – 24, 26, 28 March

Die Fledermaus (The Bat) @ HKAPA - 24, 26, 28 March

“This is a story about marriage and friendship, love and forgiveness.” – Carolyn Choa, Director of Die Fledermaus (The Bat)

After almost 30 years of performing and writing dance music with enormous success, Johann Strauss II, “the Waltz King”, turned his attention to the theatre. Inspired by Offenbach and encouraged by his first wife, Jetty Treffz, he began to write operettas in 1871. In 1874, he wrote ‒ “in 42 nights” – Die Fledermaus, his third operetta,together with the librettists Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. The piece quickly became a huge success and is now widely regarded as one of the finest of this musical genre.

As with Strauss’ Waltzes and Polkas – what makes the music of Die Fledermaus so intriguing is first and foremost the inexhaustible richness of melody, but also the originality of invention and the sparkling orchestration. This is timeless music, which has its deeper roots in the music of Mozart and Schubert and which is in its naturalness and effortlessness comparable to theirs.

Director/Adaptation: Carolyn Choa
Conductor: Patrick Furrer
Cast: Gabriel von Eisenstein: Jasper Sung Dizhang, Rosalinde: Clara Chang Wing-chun, Adele: Ruan Xinai, Dr Falke: Alexander Chen Chun-yiu, Prince Orlofsky: Bobbie Zhang Qian, Alfred: Jiang Jin

Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
When:
7:30pm, 24 March 2015 (Tuesday)
7:30pm, 26 March2015 (Thursday)
7:30pm, 28 March (Saturday)
Where: Drama Theatre, HKAPA
Tickets: $150, $95
More info:

Rashomon @ HKAPA – 18-21 March, 2015

Rashomon @ HKAPA - 18-21 March, 2015

Heavy rain. An abandoned gate. A century-old mystery unsolved.
A woodcutter. A grove. A dead body. Three witnesses.
The Bandit‘s voice “I killed him!”
His wife‘s voice “I killed him!”
The Samurai declares, “I killed myself!”
But the Woodcutter says, “They all lie!”
Four people. Four truths. How many lies?
A play within a play, within a play.
But who is the ‘actor’?

The mind cannot comprehend that lying is human nature. “Isn’t it?”

Cast: Lai Lok-hang, Ng Pui-lung, Wu Tsun-ho, Leung Chung-hang, Ng King-lung, Jessica Wong, Kwan Chi-kit, Zhang Yan
Director/Adaptation: Chow Wai-chuen
(Based on stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and the film by Akira Kurosawa)
Set & Costume Designer: Suwa Wong
Lighting Designer: Ting Leung-sun
Sound Designer: Cher Ng Chun-tung

Rashomon
When: 18-21 March, 2015
7:45pm, 18 March 2015 (Wednesday)
7:45pm, 19 March 2015 (Thursday)
7:45pm, 20 March 2015 (Friday)
2:45pm & 7:45pm 21 March 2015 (Saturday)
Where: Studio Theatre, HKAPA
Tickets: $95 from HKTicketing
More info: in Cantonese

Die Fledermaus (The Bat) @ HKAPA – 24, 26, 28 March

Die Fledermaus (The Bat) @ HKAPA - 24, 26, 28 March

“This is a story about marriage and friendship, love and forgiveness.” – Carolyn Choa, Director of Die Fledermaus (The Bat)

After almost 30 years of performing and writing dance music with enormous success, Johann Strauss II, “the Waltz King”, turned his attention to the theatre. Inspired by Offenbach and encouraged by his first wife, Jetty Treffz, he began to write operettas in 1871. In 1874, he wrote ‒ “in 42 nights” – Die Fledermaus, his third operetta,together with the librettists Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. The piece quickly became a huge success and is now widely regarded as one of the finest of this musical genre.

As with Strauss’ Waltzes and Polkas – what makes the music of Die Fledermaus so intriguing is first and foremost the inexhaustible richness of melody, but also the originality of invention and the sparkling orchestration. This is timeless music, which has its deeper roots in the music of Mozart and Schubert and which is in its naturalness and effortlessness comparable to theirs.

Director/Adaptation: Carolyn Choa
Conductor: Patrick Furrer
Cast: Gabriel von Eisenstein: Jasper Sung Dizhang, Rosalinde: Clara Chang Wing-chun, Adele: Ruan Xinai, Dr Falke: Alexander Chen Chun-yiu, Prince Orlofsky: Bobbie Zhang Qian, Alfred: Jiang Jin

Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
When:
7:30pm, 24 March 2015 (Tuesday)
7:30pm, 26 March2015 (Thursday)
7:30pm, 28 March (Saturday)
Where: Drama Theatre, HKAPA
Tickets: $150, $95
More info: