"Cheers!" Series to present fun-filled shows for the festive season
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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department's annual "Cheers!" Series will be held from November to January. Offering a variety of family entertainment ranging from music, theatre and dance to puppetry, acrobatics and multimedia performances, the line-up promises fun-filled programmes for audiences in the festive season.

     Details of the "Cheers!" Series are as follows:

"Galaxy Express" by Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education
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November 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday)
Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Tickets: $140

December 8 to 10 (Friday to Sunday)
Theatre, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
Tickets: $125 and $155

"The Bigfoot" by Make Friends With Puppet
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December 8 to 10 (Friday to Sunday)
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Tickets: $140 and $180

"Sinfonia Flamenca" by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
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December 10 (Sunday)
Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall
Tickets: $200 to $400

"Toasty's Adventure @ Veggie Garden" by Jumbo Kids Theatre
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December 15 to 17 (Friday to Sunday)
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Tickets: $170 and $200

December 21, 23 and 24 (Thursday, Saturday and Sunday)
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $140 and $170

"The Snowman" and "The Bear" by City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong
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December 17 (Sunday)
Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall
Tickets: $120 to $380

Hong Kong Oratorio Society Christmas Concert - "A Christmas Te Deum"
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December 17 (Sunday)
Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Tickets: $120 to $380

"The Legendary Swordsman" by Guangzhou Acrobatic Arts Theater Co Ltd
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December 23 to 25 (Saturday to Monday)
Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall
Tickets: $140 to $280

"Eclipse" (Australia)
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December 29 (Friday)
Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Tickets: $150 to $280

December 30 (Saturday)
Auditorium, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Tickets: $150 to $240

December 31 and January 1 (Sunday and Monday)
Auditorium, Yuen Long Theatre
Tickets: $150 to $240

"Wi Wa Wit" by Rauher Engel (The Netherlands)
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December 29 to 31 (Friday to Sunday)
Black Box Theatre, Kwai Tsing Theatre
Tickets: $200

January 1 (Monday)
Black Box Theatre, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $180

"A Little Lamp, Pea and Feather" by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (Slovenia)
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January 4 and 5 (Thursday and Friday)
Black Box Theatre, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $180

January 6 and 7 (Saturday and Sunday)
Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Tickets: $180

     Tickets for the above programmes are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For programme enquiries and discount schemes, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/f_entertainment/programs_390.html.

Ends/Friday, October 13, 2017
Issued at HKT 10:30

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