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Prospect Theatre's annual Playwright Scheme will again showcase writers' new works when it launches the 2015 edition in November. The scheme is co-ordinated by Poon Wai-sum, with 22 playwrights staging performances based on their own work.
The playwrights are theatre practitioners including experienced actors, creative directors and renowned writers. The scheme offers opportunities for newcomers to showcase their talent. The productions form a creative mixture of stories based on daily life, offering an exciting chance for theatre audiences to experience topical issues from alternative angles.
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the event consists of a seminar, a preview session and performances. Details are as follows:
Seminar
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November 2 (Monday), 7.30pm
AC1, Level 4, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Topic: "From the script to the stage"
Host: Hardy Tsoi
Guest speaker: Dr Lo Wai-luk
Conducted in Cantonese. Free admission
Preview Session
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November 9 (Monday), 7.30pm
AC1, Level 4, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Host: Hardy Tsoi
Conducted in Cantonese. Free admission
Performances
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Venue: Cultural Activities Hall, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
November 19 (Thursday) 8pm
Playwright: Hung Sui-kuon
Play: "Restart from the other Shore"
November 20 (Friday) 8pm
Playwright: Fung Kin-sun
Play: "Somebody"
November 21 (Saturday) 3pm
Playwright: Li Chi-tat
Play: "Theo"
November 21 (Saturday) 8pm
Playwright: Kwok Wing-hong
Play: "The True Lies"
November 22 (Sunday) 3pm
Playwright: Chu Yung
Play: "A Father"
November 22 (Sunday) 8pm
Playwright: Lo Cheuk-on
Play: "Mirror love"
November 24 (Tuesday) 8pm
Playwright: Hardy Tsoi
Play: "Chinese Avengers"
November 25 (Wednesday) 8pm
Playwright: Cheung Yau-wai Fred
Play: "La cathédrale engloutie"
November 26 (Thursday) 8pm
Playwright: Hung Chan
Play: "Preservation / Are you a doctor?"
November 27 (Friday) 8pm
Playwright: Ng King-lung
Play: "We are all the same"
November 28 (Saturday) 3pm
Playwright: Au Yeung Chun
Play: "Conversation with myself"
November 28 (Saturday) 8pm
Playwright: Wong Wai-chi Mercy
Play: "The day after the sixth day"
November 29 (Sunday) 3pm
Playwright: Mandu
Play: "Calming the chaos on the seas"
November 29 (Sunday) 8pm
Playwright: Chan Yan-yue
Play: "The ghost comes from mirror"
December 1 (Tuesday) 8pm
Playwright: Wong Hio-kuan
Play: "Working on progress"
December 2 (Wednesday) 8pm
Playwright: Wong Hing-yiu
Play: "On My Mind"
December 3 (Thursday) 8pm
Playwright: Tang Sai-cheong
Play: "The Story of City Bǎo"
December 4 (Friday) 8pm
Playwright: Leung Tsz-fung Benny
Play: "Motherhood"
December 5 (Saturday) 3pm
Playwright: Juno Kwok
Play: "The Waking of Insects"
December 5 (Saturday) 8pm
Playwright: Karen Cheung
Play: "Urban Cattle"
December 6 (Sunday) 3pm
Playwright: Au Tsz-fei
Play: "She"
December 6 (Sunday) 8pm
Playwright: Liang Qinlin
Play: "Lost & Found"
Tickets priced at $60 for each performance (in Cantonese), 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 available on a first-come, first-served basis) A maximum discount of 20 per cent is offered for the group booking package. The plays are performed in Cantonese with some Putonghua and English, and contain coarse language, adult content or smoking scenes. Please refer to the programme leaflet for details of each performance.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7325 (LCSD) or 2606 7272 (Prospects Theatre), or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/theatre/program_999.html. For telephone credit card booking, please call 2111 5999. Tickets can also be booked online at www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Monday, October 19, 2015
Issued at HKT 12:18
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