***********************************************************
Canada's Robert Morgan promises to delight local audiences with his solo performance children's theatre play "Morgan's Journey" in January. The play is a captivating exploration of joyous yet moving childhood experiences and offers audiences a unique opportunity for active participation.
The story follows Morgan the clown who receives many birthday presents, one of which is a simple sock puppet who becomes his companion. Complications begin when Morgan comes to believe that receiving presents will make him happy for the rest of his life. The audience helps Morgan overcome various difficulties as he experiences the emotions of joy, hope, anger, fear and despair. Along with the help of his puppet and the audience, Morgan decides to leave behind his longing for more and learns valuable lessons about love, trust and friendship.
Morgan's Journey was first presented in Canada in 1982 and won the prestigious Chalmer's Canadian Play Award for "Outstanding Play" in 1987. The play has since become the longest-running children play in Canadian history, and has delighted children and families across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom for more than three decades. It has been described as "a children's theatre classic".
Robert Morgan has won the Chalmer's Canadian Play Award for "Outstanding Play Writing" six times and his creative plays have been awarded "The Best Production" at the Toronto Dora Mavor Moore Award four times. His works have been performed around the world.
Details of the performances are as follows:
January 1 (Thursday), 5pm
Cultural Activities Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
(Tickets for performance of Tsuen Wan Town Hall are sold out.)
January 2 (Friday), 7.30pm
Theatre, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
Tickets: $160 and $220
January 3 (Saturday), 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Tickets: $130 and $180
January 4 (Sunday), 5pm
Auditorium, North District Town Hall
Tickets: $130 and $160
"Morgan's Journey" (in English) is one of the attractions of the "Cheers!" series presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Tickets 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 are available on a first-come, first-served basis). A maximum discount of 20 per cent is offered for the "Cheers!" series and group booking. Please refer to the programme leaflet for details.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/f_entertainment/program_667.html. For ticketing enquiries, please call 3761 6661. For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For Internet bookings, please visit www.urbtix.hk.
Other programmes in the "Cheers!" series include "White Lie" by Jumbo Kids Theatre , "Snowman" by Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education, Hong Kong Oratorio Society Christmas Concert 2014 – "Joy to the World", "Winter in Sweetyland" by Make Friends With Puppet, "The Adventure of Baron Munchausen" by National Black Light Theatre of Prague (Czech Republic), "primitive" by enra (Japan), "The Snowman & The Bear" by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong and "Let Dreams Fly II...Over the Rainbow" by Mui Kwong Chiu Production.
Ends/Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Issued at HKT 11:00
NNNN
