| The theatre production "O You Heavenly Creatures!", produced by Ho Bit Goon, is a parable that brings together the Monkey King of "Journey to the West" and Lee Wai-leung, the tragic heroine of a Chinese opera story, as well as seven modern-day incarnations of Lee - female Foxconn workers who jumped from buildings. Talented young playwright Yan Yu begins the timeline of the story with the Ming dynasty play "The Red Plum Pavilion", from more than 400 years ago. In it, the heroine Lee Wai-leung suffers psychological and physical torture inflicted by the powerful and treacherous Ga Chi-do. Then the story travels across time to reach the female factory workers of today. A modern-day scenario is set in cosmopolitan Hong Kong, with characters hovering between tradition, memory and real-life situations. |
