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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will present the "Miracle Fun" Series in March and April, offering a wide range of delightful family programmes. Opening the series will be "Win at the Starting Line" by Jumbo Kids Theatre.
The story is about an aggressive girl, Keikei. After receiving an unsatisfactory test result, Keikei runs straight to a nearby hill, where she meets an old man with all sorts of medals and awards. The old man takes Keikei to a special racetrack to experience unusual competitions and teaches her how to "win at the starting line". The show will be performed in Cantonese, and details are as follows:
Cultural Activities Hall, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
8pm, March 6 (Friday)
3pm and 8pm, March 7 (Saturday)
11am and 3pm, March 8 (Sunday)
Tickets: $140
Exhibition Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
8pm, March 13 (Friday)
3pm and 8pm, March 14 (Saturday)
11am and 3pm, March 15 (Sunday)
Tickets: $140
Exhibition Gallery, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
8pm, March 20 (Friday)
3pm and 8pm, March 21 (Saturday)
11am and 3pm, March 22 (Sunday)
Tickets: $120
Jumbo Kids Theatre was founded in 1999 by a group of theatre practitioners and educators who possess substantial experience in performing and programme planning. It displays enthusiasm and perseverance in producing educational and high-quality children's theatre programmes. Other than bringing children enjoyment, it also aims at enriching children's lives through drama performance as well as letting adults rediscover an innocence that has been forgotten for a long time.
By using original half-mask performances, it established the "Miss Toasty and her Classmates Series". Recently, it has also created the "Children Literature Series" to cultivate the reading habits of the next generation, to enrich their cultural lives and foster a quality audience for the future.
Tickets for "Win at the Starting Line" 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 "Miracle Fun" Series and group booking packages. Please refer to the brochure of the Series for details. Post-performance talks (conducted in Cantonese) will be held after each performance.
Other programmes in the "Miracle Fun" Series include "Hairy the Little Macaque 2" by Fantasy Puppet Theatre (March 6 to 8 and 13 to 15), "Time for Fun" by Hand Made Theatre (Russia) (April 2 to 5), "Grug" by Windmill Theatre (Australia) (April 10 to 12) and "Fulanos" by Compañía La Arena (Argentina) (April 17 to 19).
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/f_entertainment/program_739.html. For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. Tickets can also be booked online at www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Friday, January 30, 2015
Issued at HKT 15:08
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