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Class 7A Drama Group will perform an adaptation of Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" sung in Cantonese, entitled "Macbeth 2.0", in March.
"Macbeth" is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, and is often considered crucial to an in-depth understanding of his tragic works. The play portrays in great detail human greed and the psychological stress of committing crime. It is widely regarded as one of the most insightful plays in history on the subject of human desires. In "Macbeth 2.0" Macbeth, who has just won a battle, learns of the King's intention to pass the throne on to his son. At this point a mysterious woman prophesies that Macbeth will instead be the next king. Macbeth concludes that for the prophecy to come true, he must kill the king with his own hands.
In 2012, Class 7A Drama Group staged another adaptation, entitled "Macbeth in Macao", to explore rhythm of Shakespeareˇ¦s verses spoken in Cantonese, causing a wave of studying the uniqueness of the Cantonese language within local theatrical circles. Besides its rhythm, Cantonese is also endowed with unique tones. Every Cantonese word has its own pitch. In order to feature this characteristic in "Macbeth 2.0", each word and stanza of the original play is given a musical conceit, thus heightening the tensions in the play with music-embedded Cantonese.
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the sung Cantonese version of "Macbeth 2.0" by Class 7A Drama Group will be staged at 8pm from March 19 to 22 (Thursday to Sunday), and at 3pm on March 21 and 22 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Black Box Theatre, Kwai Tsing Theatre. Tickets priced at $200 (free-seating) 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 full-time students and CSSA recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis). Please refer to the programme leaflet for details of the group booking discount.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7325 (LCSD)/8102 3768ˇ]Class 7A Drama Groupˇ^ or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/theatre/program_744.html. For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For Internet bookings, please visit www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Friday, January 23, 2015
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