Story Story Night 2020

 

with 4 plays by local playwrights

 

This year, Windmill Grass Theatre returns to its local roots, selecting works by renowned Hong Kong playwrights in a play reading format. This allows the audience to return to the text, savour the playwrights' original writing on this night, and feel the power of theatre.

 

Tickets available now: 

http://www.urbtix.hk/internet/eventDetail/39799

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17-18.1.2020 (7:45pm)

18-19.1.2020 (2:45pm)

Kwai Tsing Theatre Black Box Theatre

$220 Free seating

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17.1.2020(Fri) 7:45pm Alive in the Mortuary

Playwright: Candace CHONG

Main actors: Joey LEUNG, Edmond TONG

 

Synopsis:

The story takes place in a temporary hospital launched into crisis by a rebel attack. Dr. Lee Hok-yan, a veteran surgeon, and Jeff, a young engineer suspended from medical school due to misconduct, find themselves trapped together in the mortuary. Observing patients hovering on the brink between life and death, they waver between giving up and persevering, ultimately reaching a profound epiphany about life.

Having everything go smoothly is a dream, but overcoming a path full of thorns is true ambition. Only when you understand the weight of life can you reflect on how easily you once gave up.

 

18.1.2020(Sat) 2:45pm Ng Wong the Swordsman

Playwright: POON Wai-sum

Main actors: Joey LEUNG, Luna SHAW, LAI Chai-ming, Feuillade LEUNG

 

Synopsis:

The story takes place on the eve of the Wuxu Coup. The legendary martial artist Big Sword Wang Five finds himself torn between two sworn brothers—Tan Sitong, who is fully devoted to supporting the Qing court, and Hu Qi, known as 'Ape-Arm Hu,' who is bent on overthrowing it. Meanwhile, Sai Siu-ching, a survivor of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rescued by Wang Five years ago, earnestly tries to persuade him to retreat from public life and retire to the mountains...

Stuck between brotherhood, loyalty in the martial arts world, and national devotion, Wang Five stands on a razor's edge. What choice will he ultimately make? And how will Empress Dowager Cixi deal with them?

 

18.1.2020(Sat) 7:45pm Listener

Playwright: Melody YUEN

Main actors: Joey LEUNG, Edmond TONG, Luna SHAW, KWOK Siu-kit, LAI Chai-ming, Feuillade LEUNG

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Synopsis:

The story describes a city filled with countless people in need of being heard. They seek neither advice nor comfort, but simply a space to vent their unprovoked grievances.

Fong Dong Bar (Bar Debauchery) is run by a middle-aged man who dresses in women's clothing and calls himself the landlady. She recruits four newcomers—Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo—who make a living by 'listening,' dreaming of striking it rich in the city.

There are no real names here, only true stories.

Sometimes when you want to speak, no one is willing to listen. If genuine listening comes with a price tag, how much would you be willing to pay?

 

19.1.2020(Sun) 2:45pm The Last Piece of Gold of Miss Pang

Playwright: WONG Wing-sze

Main actors: Joey LEUNG, Edmond TONG, Luna SHAW, Grace WU

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Wing-yee hates her self-appointed helpless romantic irresponsible father. Her grandmother Miss Pang never had a job, her greatest life achievement was marrying Wing-yee's Taoist priest grandfather and give birth to a dozen of children, converting grandfather's career into a family business. On her 80th birthday, she converted her savings into 12 pieces of gold for all male descendants, but one piece of them was gone missing. Conflicts abounded between the family when Pang collapsed. Despite Pang’s critical health condition, only Wing-yee's father, who left home long ago, stayed by her side until the end. As Pang lives her final moments, Wing-yee finally realizes the whereabouts of the last piece of gold...

 

[Each reading will be followed by a post-talk to exchange ideas, share thoughts and feedback, and foster connection with the audience.]

 

In Cantonese

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This programme contains coarse language.

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Tickets available at URBTIX from December 6 10am onwards

(Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. Limited tickets available on a first-come-first-served basis.)

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Windmill Grass Theatre is a Venue Partner of Kwai Tsing Theatre