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The annual meeting for local theatre playwrights is ready to showcase creative strengths in Prospects Theatre's Playwright Scheme. The scheme, now in its sixth year, will be staged from November to December. Performances are presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Playwright Scheme is exclusively for new plays, bringing together 22 playwrights to present 22 plays that show us slices of life, delivered with acumen, insight and soulful sharing. Each production set to unfold onstage is unique in its own way, and the theatre practitioners come from all sectors of the field: seasoned acting pros, the most sought-after playwrights, producers and directors who think out of the box, and "crouching tiger, hidden dragon" talents ready to pounce with otherwise concealed energy and abilities.
Programmes will mostly be performed in Cantonese (some will be presented in Putonghua or English). Details are as follows:
November 16 (Wednesday) 8pm
Wu King-yeung
November 17 (Thursday) 8pm
Tang Chi-kin
November 18 (Friday) 8pm
Lee Ho-wing
November 19 (Saturday) 3pm
Chu Wai-ho
November 19 (Saturday) 8pm
Chan Danlu (in Putonghua)
November 20 (Sunday) 8pm
Poon Sze-wan (in Cantonese and English)
November 21 (Monday) 8pm
Yau Ting-fai
November 22 (Tuesday) 8pm
Chu Fung-han
November 23 (Wednesday) 8pm
Kwok Ka-hei
November 24 (Thursday) 8pm
Chan Siu-tung
November 25 (Friday) 8pm
Tam Hung-man
November 26 (Saturday) 3pm
Poon Pik-wan
November 26 (Saturday) 8pm
Chan Yan-yue
November 27 (Sunday) 3pm
Si Wen (in Putonghua)
November 27 (Sunday) 8pm
Wang Haoran (in Cantonese and Putonghua)
November 29 (Tuesday) 8pm
Wong Kin-tung
November 30 (Wednesday) 8pm
Or Ka-kee
December 1 (Thursday) 8pm
Chan Wai-hung
December 2 (Friday) 8pm
Li Wing-lui
December 3 (Saturday) 3pm
Yip Hing-wah
December 3 (Saturday) 8pm
Fung Kwok-kee
December 4 (Sunday) 3pm
Wong Wing-sze
All performances will be staged at the Cultural Activities Hall, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre. Tickets priced at $60 are now available at all URBTIX outlets, on the Internet and by telephone credit card booking. 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 available on a first-come, first-served basis). For group booking discount, please refer to programme leaflets.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7325 (LCSD), 2606 7222 (Prospects Theatre) or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/theatre/000002ec.html. For ticketing enquiries, please call 2734 9009. For credit card telephone bookings, please call 2111 5999. For Internet bookings, please visit www.urbtix.hk.
Post-performance talks will be held after each performance. Please note that some of the programmes may contain coarse language, indecent content and violent scenes.
Fringe activities, to be conducted in Cantonese and Putonghua, will also be held for the event. Admission is free. Details are as follows:
Reading Session
Moderator: Poon Wai-sum (Artistic Director of Prospects Theatre)
Date: October 21 (Friday)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: AC1, Level 4, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Sharing Session of Playwrights from Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong
Guest speakers: Chan Danlu (Beijing), Wang Haoran (Shenzhen) and Wong Wing-sze (Hong Kong)
Moderator: Poon Wai-sum
Date: November 20 (Sunday)
Time: 3pm
Venue: Cultural Activities Hall, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Ends/Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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