Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Blood will have blood, they say, in this striking retelling of Shakespeare's most popular tragedy. The award-winning Action To The Word ensemble return, having toured Romeo & Juliet last year, in their visceral performance of this tale of ambition, power and loss. With their unique flare for physical storytelling, Action To The Word’s production of Macbeth, passionately pulls into question the very human condition, asking what people will stop at to get what they desire.
Directed by Alexandra Spencer-Jones (A Clockwork Orange, Dracula, and winner of the Musical Theatre Matters: UK Award for Best Director).
The running time is approximately 2 hours 30 minutes with one interval. For corporate, group bookings of more than 10, and school bookings, please call 2547 7150 or email kamun.yau@aba- productions.com
Suitable for ages 13+ for this performance and all audience members must have their own ticket.
Please note that there will be no refund or partial refunds on discounts once tickets have been issued and paid for.
Date:23 Oct (Wed) - 27 Oct (Sun)
Venue:Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre
The Gruffalo
Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the party mad Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?
Songs, laughs and fun for children aged 3 and up and their grown-ups, in the much-loved show that’s toured Britain and the world!
For children aged 3 and above and their families.
The running time is approximately 60 minutes with no interval
There is no minimum age for this performance and all audience members must have their own ticket.
Please call Kamun on 2547 7150 or email Kamun.Yau@aba-productions.com for more information.
Please note that there will be no refund or partial refunds once tickets have been issued and paid for.
Date:19 Sep (Thu) - 22 Sep (Sun)
Venue:Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre
Black Comedy Di-Dar
A soon-closing secondary school in Hong Kong is on the verge of financial collapse. The desperate school principal thus decides to promote Chinese culture and make Chinese music a highlight in a bid to attract ample funding.
With the unsatisfactory response from students, the principal and the discipline head have no other ways but allow students with a major demerit to swap for with a minor demerit, and those with a minor demerit to swap for a warning if they join the Chinese orchestra. Sure enough, many students are attracted to register...
And it doesn’t end there. Rumour has it that the school is haunted, and the school janitors and female students swear they see spirits in the school.
To prevent fear from spreading, the school principal had no choice but to invite a musician-master to hold an exorcism ceremony in the school. During the ceremony, and when the musicians play the dida as loud as a trumpet, it ignites the performing soul deep in everyone's heart...
Playwright:Joey Leung, Melody Yuen
Director:Joey Leung, Edmond Tong
Actors:Joey Leung, Eric Kot, Edmond Tong, Luna Shaw, Grace Wu, Kaki Sham, Sica Ho, Larry To, KaKit Tang, Feuillade Leung
[In Cantonese]
The programme contains coarse language.
The presenter reserves the right to change the programme, artists and seating arrangements should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary.
The presenter reserves the right to refuse admission by any late comers to the event. The presenter also reserves the right to determine the time at which and the manner in which late comers are to be admitted.
Presented by:Windmill Grass Theatre
www.wmgtheatre.com
Date:29 Aug (Thu) - 08 Sep (Sun)
Venue:Academy Lyric Theatre
Hong Kong Sinfonietta: Welcome to the New World
Programme
Smetana
My Fatherland: The Moldau
Dvořák
Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95, “From the New World”
Date:17 Aug (Sat)
Venue:HK Jockey Club Amphitheatre
“Sponsored by BOC Credit Card : MAMMA MIA!” The Musical
BOC Credit Card sponsored: “MAMMA MIA!” is created by renowned British musical producer Judy Craymer, and is based on the songs of Swedish group ABBA. Set on an idyllic Greek island where the sun always shines, ‘’MAMMA MIA!” tells the story of Sophie and her quest to discover the true identity of her father on the eve of her wedding. The bride-to-be summons three man from her mother’s romantic past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago, leading to a whirling of drama and epic songs with fun, colourful, and heart-warming in one show.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of “MAMMA MIA!”. They will use the sounds of nature with powerful singing and dancing by the UK’s touring group, to bring popular classics such as “Dancing Queen”, “Super Trouper” and “Money, Money, Money”.
Date:26 Jul (Fri) - 15 Aug (Thu)
Venue:Academy Lyric Theatre
2024 World Youth & Children's Choir Festival cum 1st Greater Bay Area Choir Festival – Hong Kong: Starry Concert Series – Joint Concert by Utopia & Reality Chamber Choir and Cantemus Children’s Choir
The Cantemus Children’s Choir was founded in 1975 by Dénes Szabó. This is the multi international prize winning senior pupils’ choir of the Kodály Zoltán Primary School in Nyiregyháza, Hungary. The school implemented the principles of the Kodály music teaching method in their choral training, and thus have achieved a high standard and festival results over the years. They have been traveling extensively for festivals and performances throughout Europe and the rest of the world – including Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, China, South America and the United States of America.
Utopia & Reality Chamber Choir (Europe) is a versatile and international project choir established in 2011. It consists of professional conductors and talented young singers from different countries. The aim of the project is to perform on a high artistic level, to encourage singers to think about the role of art in the society today, and to explore different ways of affecting audiences. In 2019, the choir was in invited as a Resident Artist to the 2019 World Youth & Children’s Choir Festival – Hong Kong, where they performed as a demonstration choir for the World Choral Conducting Competition and Festival workshops & concerts. In the same year, they also took up a residency at Olavsfest 2019 in Trondheim, Norway.
Date:17 Jul (Wed)
Venue:HK Jockey Club Amphitheatre
2024 World Youth & Children's Choir Festival cum 1st Greater Bay Area Choir Festival – Hong Kong: Starry Concert Series – Joint Concert by Utopia & Reality Chamber Choir and Poya Songbook Choir
Utopia & Reality Chamber Choir (Europe)
The Utopia & Reality Chamber Choir is a versatile and international project choir established in 2011. It consists of professional conductors and talented young singers from different countries. The aim of the project is to perform on a high artistic level, to encourage singers to think about the role of art in the society today, and to explore different ways of affecting audiences. In 2019, the choir was in invited as a Resident Artist to the 2019 World Youth & Children’s Choir Festival – Hong Kong, where they performed as a demonstration choir for the World Choral Conducting Competition and Festival workshops & concerts. In the same year, they also took up a residency at Olavsfest 2019 in Trondheim, Norway.
Poya Songbook Choir (China)
The Poya Songbook Choir was founded in 2012, is committed to singing songs from the Poya Songbook, which originated in Poya village and is a collection of Zhuang ethnic group folk songs recorded on a piece of hand-woven cloth bearing 81 pictographic characters. They were a gold prize winner at the 2016 Ninth World Choir Games, and have grown into “the highest standard for Yunnan Zhuang ethnic choruses”. This choir is characterized by their delicate, soft and soothing singing, and its sound has now become a model of folk singing at home and abroad.
Date:16 Jul (Tue)
Venue:HK Jockey Club Amphitheatre
TEA Graduate Exhibition 2024
Date:28 Jun (Fri) - 20 Jul (Sat)
Venue:Academy Ground Floor Painters' Corner, Academy Studio Theatre
Academy Chinese Opera: Gongs and Drums
Date:14 Jun (Fri) - 15 Jun (Sat)
Venue:Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre
Beautiful Harmony
This concert is proudly sponsored by First Initiative Foundation (FIF) and fully supported by Star Partner, American Express. For over 14 years, FIF has been supporting and promoting the arts, music, and education in Hong Kong.
Piano: Niu Niu
Flute: Cocomi
Quartet from the French International School
Programme
DEBUSSY Beau soir *
Rêverie *
Andantino con moto, no. 1 from
Deux arabesques *
FAURÉ Berceuse, op. 16
Sicilienne, op. 78 *+
Fantaisie op. 79
RACHMANINOV
Vocalise, no. 14 from 14 Romances, op. 34 ^
LØVLAND Song from a Secret Garden #
LOUIGUY/PIAF La vie en rose #
POULENC Mélancolie *
Le disparu *
Improvisation no. 15 in C minor,
'L'hommage à Edith Piaf' *
NIU NIU L'eau
CHEN G. & HE Z. Excerpt from Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto #+
* Arrangement: Hideaki Hagimori
# Arrangement: Niu Niu
^ Arrangement: Takatsugu Muramatsu
+ Performed with students from The French International School
Date:30 May (Thu) - 31 May (Fri)
Venue:HK Jockey Club Amphitheatre