Experimental Kunqu Opera "The Chairs" by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe on 27-28 September 2019 and 23-24 November 2019 are cancelled. Please click here for ticketing arrangements. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022


On a deserted island, an old man and an old woman set out chairs for a series of invisible guests. After greeting old friends, first loves, their children, and even the emperor, they realise that their visitors were an illusion, and that their lives are part of an absurd dream.

Adapted from Eugène Ionesco’s 1952 play Les Chaises , this experimental Kunqu production blends Chinese traditional theatre with Theatre of the Absurd, delivering both in a new guise and asking audiences to reflect on the meaning of life, love, loneliness, and the world around us.

Cast

Character

Wu Shuang

Wang Sheng

Shen Yili

Qianniang

Sun Jinghua

Zhaorong

* The Chairs is recommended by the Shanghai Center of Chinese Operas.

Programme Details

Date:
23–24 November 2019 (Saturday - Sunday)

Time:
3:00pm
Approximately 70 minutes (No intermission)

Venue:
Studio 1, Xiqu Centre

Language:
Regional languages with Chinese and English surtitles

Ticket Price:
$220

Package Discount Offer:
10% discount for purchases of standard tickets for all three performances of the Experimental Chinese Opera Series 2019. Tickets must be purchased in one transaction at the Xiqu Centre Ticket Office or via the ticketing hotline (852) 2200 0022 only.

* Subject to availability, does not apply to concessions

Ticketing Enquiries:
(852) 2200 0022, [email protected]

Tickets for performances on 23-24 November 2019 are available from 19 September 2019 via online and telephone booking as well as at the Xiqu Centre Ticket Office, open from 10:00am to 9:00pm daily.
From 20 September 2019, tickets are also available at selected Tom Lee outlets (Olympian City and Shatin) and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Others:
Please click here for ticket refund arrangement of the cancelled performances on 27-28 September 2019.
Please purchase new tickets for performances on 23-24 November 2019.

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