Far Away
Theatre
Description
Description
Where do you stand in such a deranged world?
The cats have come in on the side of the French;
The Bolivians are working with Gravity;
Who’s going to mobilise darkness and silence?
Now only two sides are left in the World; and,
Which side is the River on?
“The water laps round your ankles in any case.”
Caryl Churchil is an acclaimed English dramatist known for her astute and unyielding writings in condemning belligerence, abuse of power, and violence in human nature. Her works Cloud Nine and Top Girls are awarded Obie Award for Playwriting. She is also the very first female resident dramatist of Royal Court Theatre in London.
Written in 2000, Far Away is a spellbinding fable which exposes the faces of brutality in nowadays societies. Told in a spare style of language and with an apocalyptic undertone, the play portrayed an unhinged world that bears dreadful resemblance to the disputes and disasters broke out in recent years over the world. It is thought-provoking in a way that people cannot help but rethink their relationship with violence as they enter the “far away” world, where “keeping a distance” is perhaps only an excuse for us to plead our innocence.
Translator：Vee Leong
Drama Instructor：Chan Ping Chiu
Director：Vee Leong
Coordinator：Chan Ping Chiu
Producer：Emily Cheng Yee Chai
Cast：Melissa Leung; Rico Wu; Jenny Cheong; Oliver Shing; Kwok Ka Yuen; Chan Kwun Fee; and others
Set Designer：Yuen Hon Wai
Lighting Designer：Lau Ming Hang
Music Designer：Peter Suart
Composer：Peter Suart
Costume Designer：Cheng Man Wing
Details of other production units are only available in Chinese
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Drama Yearbook 2010" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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$150
Indoor
Local