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Alice Theatre Laboratory will re-run Samuel Beckett's play "Endgame" in June. As significant as "Waiting for Godot", "Endgame" is regarded as a milestone in the evolution of Western theatre at the crossroads of modernism and postmodernism.
"Endgame" depicts the life of four people who survived a catastrophe and are stranded in a cellar: one is blind and incapable of walking; one is able to stagger but unable to sit down; and a couple without feet live in two ash-bins. Struggling in their refuge, they live on their conversation and the tense relationship between the master in the group and his servant. As the situation worsens and the relationships reach the verge of breakdown, how far can they go?
The director of "Endgame"(Re-run) is Andrew Chan, winner of Best Director at the Hong Kong Drama Awards and Hong Kong Theatre Libre. The cast includes Pak Yiu-charn, Leung Chi-chung, Kan Lap-keung and Chan Shui-yu.
Alice Theatre Laboratory is devoted to experimental performances. In the 2008-2014 seasons, "Seven Boxes Possessed of Kafka" (premiere, rerun, Shanghai tour, Beijing tour and Macau tour), "Fear and Misery of the Third Reich" (premiere, rerun and Beijing tour), "Beckett on Stage II: Reminiscence & Traces", "The Maids" ,"1001 Nights of Pasolini", "One Hundred Years of Solitude" (premiere and Beijing tour), "Endgame" and "Ten Utterances from Dreams" were critically acclaimed and were nominated for and received a number of awards at the Hong Kong Drama Awards and Hong Kong Theatre Libre. The company was also invited to perform in the Mainland for cultural exchange. CNNGo praised Alice Theatre Laboratory as one of the five most watchable Hong Kong theatre companies.
As one of the programmes in the "Re-run Run Shows" series presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, "Endgame" (Re-run) by Alice Theatre Laboratory (to be performed in Cantonese) will be staged at 8pm on June 12 to 14 (Friday to Sunday) and at 3pm on June 13 and 14 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Cultural Activities Hall of Sha Tin Town Hall. Tickets priced at $160 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). A group booking discount is also available, please refer to the programme leaflet for details.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7325 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/theatre/program_838.html. For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. Tickets can also be booked online at www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Thursday, April 16, 2015
Issued at HKT 10:31
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