Join us at Theatre Above for a taste of Hong Kong!
A tantalizing doubleheader featuring The Sin Family and Hu Xueyan, my Dear!
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre is the longest standing and largest professional theatre company in the city, established in 1977 and incorporated in 2001. Financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre operates under the guidance of its Governing Council and employs a team of over 70 full-time professionals including the artistic director, assistant artistic director, actors, technical and stage management staff as well as administrators. Since its establishment 40 years ago, it has presented more than 300 productions, many of which have become classics of the local theatre canon.
At the invitation of Stan Lai, HK Rep will bring two exciting productions – The Sin Family and Hu Xueyan, my Dear to Theatre Above!
Performance Schedule
⊙2018.9.7-2018.9.9
The legendary life of a merchant of the late Qing dynasty and his remarkable tactics in beleaguered power struggles.
Hu Xueyan experienced ups and downs in his life, his fate closely tied to the ebb and flow of the fortunes of the final decades of the Qing dynasty. Clairvoyant in observing trends and how best to utilize people around him, Hu transformed himself from a penniless lad to the nation’s top merchant powerful enough to rival the court. Despite tumultuous times, he used his unique talents and financial resources to help Wang Youling and Zuo Zongtang to combat the Taiping rebels as well as Western powers. Equally comfortable among officials and traders, Hu was a man of ideals, intent to challenge Westerners on political and business fronts, at the same time making generous donations to provide free medical care for the poor. In his mind, life was a never-ending game of catch.
Hu Xueyan, my Dear is the winner of numerous awards at the Hong Kong Drama Awards and the 2017 Shanghai Jing’an Modern Drama Valley One Drama Awards. For this revival, a revised script, a new cast with new design will wow the Hong Kong audience before embarking on a tour that will surely excite Chinese-language theatre anew.
Written by Paul Poon
Directed by Roy Szeto
Special Guest: Poon Chan Leung
Cast: Lau Shau Ching, Mercy Wong, Lui Si Lan, Ko Hon Man, Yu Hon Ting, Yau
Ting Fai, Eddy Au Yeung
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