Happy World Theatre Day!!!!!!!!!! (Show edition)
It never ceases to amaze me how lucky we are to call our passions a career, albeit not an easy one.
1. The Making of King Kong (2018, Target Margin)
2. Animus Anima//Anima Animus (2018, The Public)
3. In the Blood (2019, Columbia MFA Acting)
4. Request Programme (2021, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Center, HK)
5. Wild (2023, Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK)
6. Pulling Strings (2022, Tarragon / TMU)
7. We Found ___ in a Hopeless Place, a Cabaret (2023 TMU)
8. The Servant of Two Masters (2016, TFANA NY)
9. Accidental Death of an Anarchist (2013, Berkeley Rep)
10. Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land (2016, Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
WILD, a family concert-theatre spectacle
July 2023
Produced by Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra
Hosted by FUSE International @Rose Theatre Kingston
How very wild indeed! So many people to thank, now that we’ve built a set and tech-ed in 1.5 days, pulled it tighter and with more clarity than before. We even performed for HRH Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Edward) and the Lloyd Webbers!
Every single department and performer of our company of 70+ on this literal flight with us represent the best of Hong Kong talents. Robust, rich in craft and inspiration, humble, fun (!), invested, efficient and adaptive PROS. And what moved me so is how this company of the highest level in turn has some of the smallest egos I’ve worked with. The circumstances were not the easiest, yet all were just sticking in their post, standing by and always ready to offer constructive help. We are talking about some of the best instrumentalists on faculty (some department heads) at the conservatory, one of the best classical singers in HK, the de facto leading man of the HK musical theater, respected local designers who have worked internationally… AND WE ALL PUT OUR CRAFT IN SERVICE OF A WORK FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. With artistic integrity and spectacle and heart.
The gasps we induced, the wonder we conjured, the joy we inhabited, and even the boos we earned in our final show(for the bad, no good; terrible poachers)! What entertainment! And as a snobby maker, it’s oft-necessary to have visceral reminders that these works of entertainment for KIDDIES are essential, and still demand the same of us - in a looser dramaturgical structure. They received the gift of our performance much more fully than the regular judgmental adult would - apparent from the buzzing energy in the room! And I hope some of them will be changed and inspired by what they saw, and even some of them becoming at least friends of the arts as they grow. Magic took place this week. And if nothing else, they’ve changed me. And I am forever grateful for this process and trip! And for the vision and trust of Leanne and Nick Harvey!!
Hong Kong Grand Opera presents
DIE FLEDERMAUS by Johann Strauss Jr.
HKAPA Jockey Club Amphitheater, Wanchai
June 13-15, 2025
Conductor: Pierre Vallet
Stage Director: Eugene Ma
Born out of Vienna’s 1873 stock market crash, Johann Strauss Jr’s Die Fledermaus was a celebration of joy in the face of crisis. Today, as we spin through burnout, wealth gaps, and late-capitalist absurdity, the operetta asks: what if we didn’t just escape… but truly laughed again?
Set in a fictitious near-future Hong Kong ruled by mega-conglomerates, corporate lawyer Falke throws a Gatsby-themed bash for the return of the incoming CEO Orlofsky, who brings a rare freedom: to laugh, to play, to unite. Eisenstein, a high-flying executive facing a sentence in the company’s private prison, sees the party as his last shot at flirting and flaunting. His wife Rosalinde, tangled in her own affair, plots to expose him. But as mistaken identities multiply and revenge fades into irrelevance, something unexpected happens—just when everything seems on the brink of chaos: everyone sheds their masks, letting go of their struggles for a fleeting glimpse of joy.
With French maestro Pierre Vallet conducting a production led by young international director Eugene Ma in his local opera debut, Hong Kong Grand Opera invites you to an evening of dramatic elation and melodious bliss!
小約翰·史特勞斯的輕歌劇《蝙蝠》，在維也納1873年股災翌年首演，為當時身處危機的市民帶來歡樂。時至今日，我們亦面對血汗職場與荒誕的後資本主義時代。這套經典作品仍能讓大家暫時逃離現實，真真正正地開懷大笑！
故事設定於虛構中的未來，超級企業正主宰著香港。企業律師法爾卡為強勢回歸的總裁奧羅夫斯基籌辦一場Gatsby 式主題派對。這個高高在上的大人物原來是個愛玩愛笑愛團結的開明派。那邊廂，高層主管艾森斯坦即將鋃鐺入獄，他要在這派對中盡情放縱調情；他的妻子羅莎林德雖然也在和健身教練拉拉扯扯，但也決意要在派對即場捉賊拿贓。派對中人人身份錯亂，鬧劇連環上演，法爾卡的秘密復仇計劃也變得無關痛癢。偏偏在失控的臨界點上，每個人都卸下面具，放低心防，捕捉到一絲喜悅。
香港大歌劇院聯同法國歌劇指揮大師皮亞·華尼與首度於香港執導歌劇的年青導演馬嘉晉，為你帶來這場充滿戲劇張力與音樂魅力的奇幻之夜！
梅艳芳 Anita Mui - 心债
Our new show. 3026 a cantopop odyssey. Like the namesake is a fantasy. A sci fi cabaret. We travel a 1000 years into the future to reflect on the past. The golden oldies. Sometimes we can’t play the clsssics exactly like they are but with a little twist and imagination we land somewhere… a little closer to our own heart. ❤️
Thank you @playwitheugene@jezzachu@kayan9896@westk.hk
For taking this wild journey with me! And for you amazing direction and imagination. 💭
Hair @henrrryho
《3026：音樂環遊記》從未來視角回望舊時代經典歌曲
3026年，人工智能統治世界，人類文明崩壞在即，還有什麼可以證明我們存在過？
林德信（Alex Lam）聯同劇場導演馬嘉晉、音樂人朱峻樂（Jerold Chu）及其五人樂隊，以及昇聲音樂基金會Lunar Antz青年合唱團，將開展一場異想天開的科幻音樂劇場，邀請觀眾一齊踏進一座被風沙掩埋的劇場中，逐一拾起音樂碎片，回憶美好的時代🦋🔍
多首經典廣東歌重新編曲，以多幕卡巴萊形式，帶你穿梭過去、現在、未來！🌏
當世界即將忘記，我們用歌聲記住，立即購票，聽聽這份獻給八、九十年代廣東歌的情書💌！
🔥「西九卡巴萊節」門票現正於Cityline及Art-mate正式發售，排演室節目只於Art-mate發售。
“3026: A Cantopop Odyssey” Listening Back from the Future to Timeless Melodies We Loved
The year is 3026. AI rules the world. Humanity is on the brink. So what’s left to prove we were ever here?
Alex Lam teams up with theatre director Eugene Ma, musician Jerold Chu and his five piece band, together with the Lunar Antz youth chorus, to spark a creative sci fi musical adventure. Audiences are invited to step into a ruined theatre, piecing together fragments of music to relive the bygone golden era 🦋🔍
Reimagined Cantopop classics meet iconic film melodies, in a multi-act cabaret that moves across past, present, and future. When the world is about to forget, we remember our humanity through song.
Don’t miss this love letter to the Cantopop of the 1980s and 90s 💌
🔥Tickets of WestK Cabret Festival available now via Cityline and Art-mate. Studio programmes are only available on Art-mate.
西九卡巴萊節：林德信《3026：音樂環遊記》
WestK Cabaret Festival: Alex Lam – 3026: A Cantopop Odyssey
🗓️ 04.06.2026
📍戲曲中心大劇院 Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
🎟️From $360 起
🔗購票及詳情 Tickets & details: link in bio
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Thank you all for being a part of our 2025 season. We are almost back - and our siesta almost over! (This is Eugene’s first edit, pardon the high pitched voice - it was fine in playback before sharing!) Chat with us, grow with us. Tell us what you wanna see! BRB! #deliberatethinking #deliberatetheatricals #deliberatetraining #theatre #performingarts #thirdculture #asian #actingworkshop #actortraining
