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16 Apr‘15 - 03 May‘15

Shakespeare in the Port

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Hong Kong’s outdoor Shakespeare festival is returning to Cyberport on 16 April. This year, the programme is more diverse and more inclusive to theatre lovers who speak languages other than English.

The mainstage productions this year are:

The Tempest
Follow the characters’ search for hope, love and peace in a play filled with aspiration. Through forgiveness and wisdom, the characters achieve their searches without killing or war.

The play begins with a rainstorm. Though fairies continuously creates deceptive scenes, they also manifests a romanticised love.

Show details:
Thursday, 16 April at 7.30pm
Friday, 18 April at 5pm
Saturday, 19 April at 7.30pm
Friday, 24 April at 7.30pm
Saturday, 25 April at 5pm
Sunday, 26 April at 5pm
Thursday, 30 April at 7.30pm
Saturday, 2 May at 7.30pm

Recommended for kids aged 5 and up. This show has Cantonese dialogue.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The course of true love never did run smooth, as fairies and humans alike find out one midsummer’s night. With a pinch of magic, comedy and confusion unfold. Perhaps love is nothing but blind, irrational and impulsive, or perhaps not. This one is by HKU Shax.

Show details
Friday, 18 April at 3pm
Saturday, 19 April at 3pm

Recommended for kids aged 5 and up

Lear
A mother and her daughters. A father and his sons. A country in ruin. And a storm fast approaching. Enter the world of Lear, the story of a Queen’s fall from grace and the death, betrayal, and tragedy that follows.

Show details
Friday, 17 April at 7.30pm
Saturday, 18 April at 7.30pm
Sunday, 19 April at 5pm
Wednesday, 22 April at 7.30pm
Saturday, 25 April at 7.30pm
Friday, 1 May at 7.30pm
Saturday, 2 May at 5pm
Sunday, 3 May at 3pm

Recommended for ages 12 and up

Sorry, Shakepeare!
Fresh off of our sold-out tour in Malaysia, we are proud to present our touring production of Sorry, Shakespeare to the festival for a limited number of performances. See the show described as… “Hilarious… A show created by a team that makes you love theatre.”– Borneo Post. “Extremely meta.”– HKELD, “Unpretentious… Proof that theatre can be for anyone.”– Kirisan.com

Show details
Thursday, 16 April at 3pm
Thursday, 23 April at 7.30pm

Tickets are available from www.ticketflap.com.

Event Price

Tickets are $150 for weekday shows and $300 for weekend shows. Kids under 12 are free with the purchase of one adult ticket

Event Location

Cyberport
100 Cyberport Road, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong