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The following is issued on behalf of the Provisional Regional Council:

The Black Light Theatre of Prague (Czech Republic) invites you to come along, in flights of fancy, with Peter Pan who would never grow old, Tinker Bell who sheds star dust to help flying, and with the Darling children, to the Never Never Land.

Like magic comes true!

Such a theatre of great wonders is brought to you by the Provisional Regional Council and the Provisional Urban Council as one of the programmes of this year's Children's Arts Carnival with the following schedule:

Date Time Venue

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August 5 (Thursday) 7.30 pm Concert Hall,

Hong Kong City Hall

August 6 (Friday) 7.30 pm Auditorium,

Sha Tin Town Hall

August 7 (Saturday) 7.30 pm Auditorium,

Tsuen Wan Town Hall

August 8 (Sunday) 7.30 pm Auditorium,

Tuen Mun Town Hall

Written and directed by Jiri Srnec, founder of the Black Light Theatre of Prague, on the basis of a story by J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan will be presented with the magical technique of "black light", an effect produced by ultra-violet light to give white or light coloured material an unearthly glow.

The art of "black light" goes back many centuries with its origin in Asia where emperors watching puppets performing magical tricks behind black velvet curtains. The trick was later used in fairgrounds and other places of entertainment to make objects appear to float on air.

Jiri Srnec is not only the rediscoverer of the "black light" technique but also the artistic director, choreographer and sometimes composer of the Black Light Theatre which initial stage of success was at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1962. Since its creation in 1961, the company has taken part in 44 international dramatic festivals and 155 international tours covering Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Literally anything is possible in the Black Light Theatre. Promptly book a seat and you will sail through the dark and enter another dimension where excitement, fantasy and surprise await. You will meet the Lost Children, the notorious Captain Hook, and of course the crocodile which goes tick-tack, tick-tack at his heel.

Children aged three and above, as well as their parents, are welcome.

Tickets priced at $90, $120, $160 (Hong Kong City Hall) and $90, $120, $150 (town halls at Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun) are available at all URBTIX outlets. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities holding a concessionary card, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients. Concession for the latter is available on a first-come-first-served basis. Half-price ticket holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission.

Telephone reservation can be made by calling 2734 9009. For enquiries, please call 2734 2905 (City Hall), 2694 2536 (Sha Tin), 2414 0144 (Tsuen Wan) and 2450 1105 (Tuen Mun).

End/Tuesday, July 6, 1999

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