King Lear
A rerun of Tang Shu-wing's masterpiece of body aesthetic brought to life by a Hong Kong and Romanian cast
Featuring an all-female cast with no dialogue, Tang Shu-wing's new interpretation of King Lear is a non-verbal theatre that transcends the boundaries of Shakespeare's plays but remains quintessentially Shakespearean.
An international cast from Hong Kong and the National Theatre Marin Sorescu of Craiova promises to deliver a rarely seen and provocative performance of this classic, built on a highly minimalistic and stylised aesthetics created by a team of visionary artists from the city of Hong Kong.
Premiered in Hong Kong in 2021, King Lear toured to Shanghai in 2023, followed by more touring performances in London, Berlin and Craiova in May 2024. This critically-acclaimed production is set to return to Hong Kong this June as the opening performance of the Hong Kong International Shakespeare Festival.
**Recipient of the Director of the Year and Performer of the Year Awards, IATC (HK) Critics' Awards 2021**
"An extremely bold experimentation. The director's creative ambition and ability to execute are all worthy of appreciation." —The International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC HK)
"Tang decides to explore the unlimited possibilities with the bold originality in style, making the adapted King Lear a newborn star." —The Theatre Times
2024.6.5 8pm*
2024.6.6 8pm
The Box, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District
$450, $350, $250
*With post-performance meet-the-artist session.
Host: Natasha Rogai (Performing arts critic of the South China Morning Post)
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- ．Suitable for ages 12 and above. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted.
- ．You are recommended to arrive 30 minutes before the event starts. Latecomers will not be admitted after the performance begins.
- ．The running time of the performance is approximately 75 minutes without intermission.
- ．Presenter would assign seat to early bird tickets.
- ．The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme without prior notice.
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Adaptation/Director: Tang Shu-wing
Performers:
Stage Designer: Yuen Hon-wai
Costume Designers: Yuen Hon-wai, Jade Leung
Lighting Designer: Yeung Tsz-yan
Sound Designer: Anthony Yeung
Music: Billy Ng
Presented and Produced by In Partnership With
HKISF
Presented by Supported by
Project Grant Strategic and Venue Partner
Media Partner
The content of these programmes does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Tickets are available from 26 April 2024 onwards at Urbtix.
Package discount for standard tickets
Two different programmes: 5% off
Three or above different programmes: 10% off
Special package discount
Purchasing the highest price (Price Zone $A) standard tickets of all five different programmes can enjoy 20% o ff discount