- 2018 / 9 / 15 7:45pm
- Hong Kong City Hall Theatre
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Programme Description
A deck of cards and a battle of words
A new cast heads an iconic piece exposing the indifference of society
Two elderly residents—neither with friends or family—play gin rummy in a seedy nursing home to while away their time. The 14 games reveal their own loss in a society that only prizes success, their wallowing in loneliness and despondency and the cold indifference of society.
The Gin Game won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1978, later receiving acclaim throughout the world, having been translated into Russian, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese. To date, this play has been performed more than 5,000 times worldwide. From 2004 onward, the HKRep presented The Gin Game in both Cantonese and Putonghua in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shantou, with a total of 65 performances to date.The Gin Game has visited Beijing twice, receiving much critical praise at the revered Capital Theater, home of the Beijing People’s Art Theatre.
The Gin Game features veteran HKRep company member Chow Chi Fai with Au Ga Man directed anew by Weigo Lee. A not-to-be-missed theatrical tour de force !
Playwright：D.L. Coburn (US)
Translation & Director：Weigo Lee
Set and Costume Designer：Yuen Hon Wai
Lighting Designer：Leo Siu
Cast：Au Ga Man, Chow Chi Fai
Presented in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles
This programme contains strong language
Approximately 2 hours with an intermission of 15 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5J_dZF7PQ8|Pre-show Notes (In Cantonese)]
Programme Details
Accessible Performance
Date: 15 September 2018 (Sat)
Time: 7:45pm
Venue: Hong Kong City Hall Theatre
Other Performances
Date(1): 31 August, 1，4-8, 11-15 September 2018
Time(1): 7:45pm
Date(2): 2,9, 16 September 2018
Time(2): 2:45pm
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