"Cheers!" Series to light up festive season
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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department's annual "Cheers!" Series will be held from November 2015 to January 2016. Offering a variety of family entertainment ranging from music and dance to comedy, puppetry and multimedia performances, audiences are promised a festive season of fun and entertainment.

     Details of the "Cheers!" Series are as follows:

"Princess Wonderland" by Jumbo Kids Theatre
November 27 to 29 (Friday to Sunday)
Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Tickets: $140
December 5 and 6 (Saturday and Sunday)
Auditorium, North District Town Hall
Tickets: $110 and $140
December 11 to 13 (Friday to Sunday)
Multi-media Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity Tickets: $150

"The Snowman" and "The Bear" by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
December 5 (Saturday)
Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Tickets: $120 to $380
December 6 (Sunday)
Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall
Tickets: $120 to $380

"The Moon's a Balloon" by Patch Theatre Company (Australia)
December 11 to 13 (Friday to Sunday)
Theatre, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
Tickets: $140 to $240

"Holiday of Dance" by Russian Seasons Dance Company
December 12 and 13 (Saturday and Sunday)
Auditorium, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Tickets: $140 to $240

Christmas Choral Showcase by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
"Warsaw Boys Choir at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music"
December 15 (Tuesday)
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Tickets: $200 to $480
"Wells Cathedral School Choralia"
December 16 (Wednesday)
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Tickets: $180 to $380

"Woola Jungle II" (Third run) by Make Friends With Puppet
December 18 to 20 (Friday to Sunday)
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Tickets: $140 and $180

Hong Kong Oratorio Society Christmas Concert "A Christmas Gift to All"
December 26 (Saturday)
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Tickets: $120 to $380

"Room to Play" by Rob Torres (USA)
December 31 (Thursday)
Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Tickets: $140 to $240
January 1, 2016 (Friday)
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $130 to $180
January 2, 2016 (Saturday)
Auditorium, North District Town Hall
Tickets: $130 and $180
January 3, 2016 (Sunday)
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Tickets: $140 to $240

"Be a Clown in Silence" Workshop by Rob Torres (USA)
January 1, 2016 (Friday)
Function Room 2, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $80
January 2, 2016 (Saturday)
Function Room 2, North District Town Hall
Tickets: $80

"Farfalle" by Teatro di Piazza o d' Occasione (Italy)
January 8 to 10, 2016 (Friday to Sunday)
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Tickets: $260

"New Run on the Wizard of Oz" by Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education
January 23 and 24, 2016 (Saturday and Sunday)
Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Tickets: $140
January 30 and 31, 2016 (Saturday and Sunday)
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Tickets: $140

     Tickets for the above programmes 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 CSSA recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis, except for "The Snowman" and "The Bear" by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Christmas Choral Showcase by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Oratorio Society Christmas Concert "A Christmas Gift to All" and "New Run on the Wizard of Oz" by Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education). Various discount schemes are offered for "Cheers!" Series events and group bookings. Please refer to the programme leaflet for details.

     For details of individual programmes, please refer to the Series brochure, call 2268 7323 or 2268 7321, or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/f_entertainment/group_86.html. For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. Tickets can also be booked online at www.urbtix.hk.

Ends/Friday, October 2, 2015
Issued at HKT 10:30

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