Prospects Theatre to showcase writers' creativity in Playwright Scheme IX
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     Prospect Theatre's annual Playwright Scheme will again showcase writers' new works when it launches the 2014 edition in late October. The scheme is co-ordinated by Poon Wai-sum, with 22 playwrights staging performances based on their own work.

     The playwrights come from various places including the Mainland and Hong Kong, with experienced actors, creative directors and renowned writers among them. The scheme offers opportunities for fresh artists to show their talent. The productions offer a creative mixture of stories based on daily life, presenting an exciting theatre chance for audiences to experience topical issues from alternative angles.

     Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the event consists of a reading session, a seminar and performances. Details are as follows:

Reading Session
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October 20 (Monday), 7.30pm
AC2, Level 4, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Host: Hardy Tsoi
Free admission

Seminar (to be conducted in Cantonese)
October 30 (Thursday), 7.30pm
AC2, Level 4, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Topic: "What makes a good drama"
Host: Hardy Tsoi
Guest: Pak Yiu-charn
Free admission

Performances
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Venue: Cultural Activities Hall, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre

November 20 (Thursday) 8pm
Playwright: Chan Yan-yue
Play: "Lost Satellite"

November 21 (Friday) 8pm
Playwright: Tang Sai-cheong
Play: "Three Brothers"

November 22 (Saturday) 3pm
Playwright: Wong Chun-kit
Play: "Life Imprisonment"
 
November 22 (Saturday) 8pm
Playwright: So Man-kit
Play: "Island in the Mist"

November 23 (Sunday) 3pm
Playwright: Au Tsz-fei
Play: "The Funeral"

November 23 (Sunday) 8pm
Playwright: Li Chi-tat
Play: "Look Inside a Self"

November 25 (Tuesday) 8pm
Playwright: Karen Cheung
Play: "A Call for..."

November 26 (Wednesday) 8pm
Playwright: Billy Sy
Play: "Transit"

November 27  (Thursday) 8pm
Playwright: Cheang Tik-ki
Play: "Leaping Fish"

November 28 (Friday) 8pm
Playwright: Lucia Fung Pui-sze
Play: "Criminals by Nature"

November 29 (Saturday) 3pm
Playwright: Fung Kin-sun
Play: "The Legend of Fung Kai"

November 29 (Saturday) 8pm
Playwright: Chan Wai-hung
Play: "Three Minute Love Affair"

November 30 (Sunday) 3pm
Playwright: Matthew Cheng
Play: "Elusion of Lost"

November 30 (Sunday) 8pm
Playwright: Mak Pui-tung
Play: "A Child"

December 2 (Tuesday) 8pm
Playwright: Hung Sui-kuon
Play: "My Sin, My Love"

December 3 (Wednesday) 8pm
Playwright: Janice Poon
Play: "A Decision"

December 4 (Thursday) 8pm
Playwright: Poon Pik-wan
Play: "Flower Burial"

December 5 (Friday) 8pm
Playwright: To Yiu-tong
Play: "That Woman"
 
December 6 (Saturday) 3pm
Playwright: Kwok Wing-hon
Play: "The Story of Liang Sicheng or the Wall"

December 6 (Saturday) 8pm
Playwright: Chan Siu-tung
Play: "Litter"
 
December 7 (Sunday) 3pm
Playwright: Wu Tianlin
Play: "Orlando's Lover"

December 7 (Sunday) 8pm
Playwright: Guo Yanjun
Play: "A Blind Eye"

     Tickets, priced at $60 for each performance, 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 available on a first-come, first-served basis). A maximum discount of 20 per cent is offered for group booking packages. Please refer to programme leaflets for details of group booking discounts. Some of the programmes contain coarse language, adult content, violent scenes or smoking scenes.

     For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7325 (LCSD) or 2606 7222 (Prospects Theatre), or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk. For ticketing enquiries, please call 3761 6661. For credit card telephone booking, please call 2111 5999. For Internet bookings, please visit www.urbtix.hk.

Ends/Thursday, September 25, 2014
Issued at HKT 12:23

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