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Local arts group Drama Gallery will perform the acclaimed production "Deadline" in October. Yu Hon-ting has polished his past production to create an extended version with new initiatives.
An original production by Drama Gallery, "Deadline" premiered in 2012 to mark the opening of DG Black Box Theatre and was a participating programme at the first Hong Kong People's Fringe Festival, winning critical as well as popular acclaim. The following year, Drama Gallery was invited to perform the work at the 800 Show Theatre by Modern Drama Valley in Shanghai.
The story was inspired by the case of the missing boy Etan Patz in New York. The story follows a couple whose son went missing without a trace twenty years ago. Twenty years on, they feel a deadline is approaching, yet they are still waiting for him to return. Their pent-up emotions are taking a toll on their relationship with their lesbian daughter, and the couple is on the verge of going insane before they find at last a chance of rebirth in the tiniest details.
The new production is directed by Benny Yu. The cast includes Gladys Liu, Yu Hon-ting, Lana Leem and Chan Kin-man.
Drama Gallery was established in 1998. Yu Hon-ting and Gladys Liu, the founders, are both awardees of the Hong Kong Drama Awards. Through performances, tours of schools and communities and also drama education, they broaden the mindset of the audience.
Details of the performances are as follows:
Date and time: October 9 and 10 (Friday and Saturday), 8pm
October 10 and 11 (Saturday and Sunday), 3pm
Venue : Cultural Activities Hall, Sha Tin Town Hall
Ticket price : $160
Date and time: October 17 (Saturday), 8pm
October 18 (Sunday), 3pm
Venue : Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Ticket price : $140
"Deadline" (extended version) is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and will be performed in Cantonese. Tickets are now available at URBTIX. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for full-time students and CSSA recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis). A group booking discount is also available; please refer to the programme leaflet for details.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7325 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/theatre/program_931.html. For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. Tickets can also be booked online at www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Friday, August 14, 2015
Issued at HKT 10:30
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