In this powerful solo performance, actress Elena Pellone gives voice to Shakespeare's haunting poem The Rape of Lucrece. Through words of beauty and brutality, silence and resistance, the play explores violence, shame and memory – reminding us that Lucrece's story, though ancient, still speaks urgently to our time.

Original: William Shakespeare

Performer: Elena Pellone

Produced by: Anərkē Shakespeare

The 2nd Hong Kong International Shakespeare Festival 

The Rape of Lucrece by Anərkē Shakespeare

16-17 June 2026 (Tue-Wed) 3PM & 8PM

Studio 1, Xiqu Centre, WestK | $350 (General admission)

"The 2nd HK International Shakespeare Festival" Package Discount (only available at URBTIX)

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"The 2nd Hong Kong International Shakespeare Festival" Package Discount is only applicable to the following programmes:

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Studio Theatre

- Othello by Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio (5-10 June 2026)

WestK Freespace The Box

- Hamlet by Tibet Autonomous Region Drama Troupe (China) (12-13 June 2026)

- Hamlet by "Marin Sorescu" National Theatre of Craiova (Romania) (16-17 June 2026)

- Twelfth Night by National Theater Company of Korea (20-21 June 2026)

WestK Freespace The Room

- Shakespeare Dance Theatre (12-14 June 2026)

WestK Xiqu Centre Studio 1

- MACBETH solo (The UK) (10-11 June 2026)

- Ophelia. An Object Study (Poland) (13-14 June 2026)

- The Rape of Lucrece (The UK) (16-17 June 2026)

- Titus Andronicus 2.0 by Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio (20-21 June 2026)

Local Full-time Students / Senior Citizens Aged 60 or Above / People with Disabilities & the Minder* / Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Recipients (50% off, with limited quota)

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Technical Partner

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House rules

- Audiences under the age of 18 will not be admitted.

- General admission.

- Performed in English with Chinese and English surtitles.

- Programme duration is about 1 hour and 20 minutes without intermission. 

- Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable break.

- The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artist(s) should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary.

- In case of any dispute, the presenter reserves the right of final decision.

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The 2nd Hong Kong International Shakespeare Festival is financially supported by the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The content of these programmes does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The views and opinions expressed in this project do not represent the stand of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.