Eighteen Springs
Theatre
Description
Description
“…It was only a matter of some years. And the many things that happened in those years made them felt as if they have passaged through the cycle of life experiencing all the pain and bliss.” – Eileen Chang
Shanghai in the 1930’s.
Eighteen Springs is a tragedy of an ill-fated romance. Shijun and Shuhui, are good friends. Shijun works in a factory where he meets Manjing, an innocent young woman, and they fall in love. However, Shijun’s parents had planned for him to marry wealthy Cuizhi, who instead becomes romantically attracted to Shuhui.
Minjing’s elder sister Manlu lost her fiancé Yujin, the only man she had ever loved due to his mother’s opposition. Later, she became a nightclub hostess to support her family, and met a rich client Hongcai whom she married.
Millions of people cross paths every day, and in the vast ocean of time these seven men and women encountered each other and met their fate. Seven relationships entangled in a span of fourteen years…For young lovers, a few years might seem a lifetime, unlike middle aged people, to whom a decade felt like only a moment.
As transient as images of a magic lantern, as fleeting as a shooting star is our existence on earth. Yet, we cross paths at this very spot and at this very moment in our journey of life, and our eyes meet. I gently ask, “You are here as well?”
Original：Eileen Chang (Based on the Novel Eighteen)
Co-Scriptwriter：Mathias Woo; Jimmy Ngai
Translator：Jimmy Ngai
Director：Mathias Woo
Producer：Lawrecnce Lee
Performers：Choi Tai Ho; Xu Manman; Zhang Qi; Shen Lei; Xie Changying; Zhang Zhongyi; He Bin
Special Appearance：Elaine Jin
Production Manager：Wong Yue Wai
Stage Manager：Chow Chun Yin
Deputy Stage Manager：Gloria Ngai
Lighting Designer：Alice Kwong
Sound Designer：Candog Ha
Composer：Yu Yat Yiu@PMPS
Lyricist：Jimmy Ngai
Image and Costume Designer：William Chang; and others
Costume Designer：Cheung Hoi Ying; Gauze Lam; Lun Iu Kwan
Make-up：Stephen Lau; Lam Alex Workshop
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Drama Yearbook 2013" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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