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Local multimedia arts group Shu Ning Presentation Unit (SNPU) will perform a new production, "The Confession", in April and May.
The story follows H (to be played by Emotion Cheung), who is imprisoned in an unknown space where he is totally isolated and is monitored around the clock. He is subjected to mental torture. For the sake of survival and freedom, he reluctantly pens a confession, which takes him back to bygone times that he is loath to confront. Between delusion and reality, fiction and memory, he finds himself arriving in a whole new realm of truth.
The play is interpreted through a solo performance by Emotion Cheung, with sand paintings by Ma Chai to complement the actor's expression of emotions. H needs to confront not only himself but also a pair of hands in the abstract and the judges surrounding him.
SNPU is a professional multimedia arts organisation in Hong Kong. Its works include theatre productions, video and indie film productions, installation art exhibitions and publications. Since its establishment in 1997, SNPU has garnered fame for its cinematic staging of plays, and has been frequently commissioned by the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the New Vision Arts Festival and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) to present drama productions. It has also been invited to appear in overseas arts festivals. In 2005, SNPU was the Artist-in-residence of the Hong Kong Arts Centre. It has created over 50 multimedia performances since its establishment. It has made it a mission to create multi-disciplinary art works for Hong Kong, with the expectation of stimulating exchange among the artists of different art forms, as well as incubating young generations' participation in arts and theatre.
Presented by the LCSD, "The Confession" (to be performed in Cantonese) will be staged at the Black Box Theatre of Kwai Tsing Theatre at 8pm on April 24 and 25 and from April 28 to May 2, and at 3pm on April 25 and 26 and May 2 and 3. Tickets priced at $200 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 group booking discount is also available; please refer to the programme leaflet for details. Please note that the programme contains coarse language and is recommended for people aged 12 and above.
A post-performance talk (to be conducted in Cantonese) will be held after the matinee show on April 25 (Saturday) with associate professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong Dr Petula Ho as guest speaker. Members of the audience are welcome to stay behind for the session.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/multi_arts/program_793.html. For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. Tickets can also be booked online at www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Friday, March 13, 2015
Issued at HKT 10:30
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