Gweilo (Re-run) by Pants Theatre Production The Rite of Passage of a Golden Boy in Colonial Hong Kong

Its debut was selected as one of the programmes of the 10th Chinese Drama Festival and received great acclaim. The show had a rerun in 2018 to full house too. This September,  Gweilo is returning with 6 performances to share with audiences the colonial way of living of Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s.

“Gweilo” is a Cantonese slang that refers to the Westerners as “ghost man”. This derogatory term has been used by Guangdong people since the 19th century. However, it is so commonly used that the offensiveness is losing. Nowadays, this term is even embraced by local foreigners themselves.

Martin Booth’s memoir Gweilo is very popular among the expatriates in Hong Kong. Martin recalled his vivid childhood memory since 1950s, when Martin’s British navy officer father brought the whole family to Hong Kong. Director Hoi-Fai Wu is deeply touched by the novel. Together with the French-Finnish actor Micah Sandt, they adapted this fascinating memoir into a one-man drama with music.

Produced by Pants Theatre Production, Gweilo (Re-run) will be staged from 15 to 24 September 2023 at the Theatre of Sheung Wan Civic Centre. It will be performed in English and Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Tickets priced at $350 and $280 will be available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk) and art-mate (www.art-mate.net). 

Production Team                                                                            

Produced by: Pants Theatre Production

Creator and Director: Wu Hoi Fai

Creator and Performer: Micah Sandt

Set and Costume Designer: Suen Wing Kwan

Lighting Designer: Cheng Hoe Ling, Sarah

Composer and Sound Designer: Jacklam Ho

Live Musicians: Sean Lai, Bernard Chan

Illustrator: Que Chan

Graphic Designer: Cheng Yim

Producer: Poon Oi Ting

Assistant Producer: Wilkins Cheng, Samuel Mak, Leona Lam

 

15-16, 22-23/9/2023 (Fri and Sat) | 7.30pm

17 & 24/9/2023 (Sun) | 2.30pm

Show Details

Date:

15-16, 22-23/9/2023 (Fri and Sat) | 7.30pm

17 & 24/9/2023 (Sun) | 2.30pm

Venue:

Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre

(5/F., Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen’s Road Central)

Price:

$350* / $280

Performed in English and Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.

The performance lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission.

• Tickets will be available at art-mate, all URBTIX outlets, on Internet, by mobile ticketing app My URBTIX and by credit card telephone booking Now.
• *Limited Half-price tickets for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
• 10% discount for “Friends of Pants Theatre Production” (only valid for regular priced tickets available at URBTIX and art-mate; please present valid membership no. while purchase)
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Pants Theatre website：www.pants.org.hk	Programme Enquiries: 2419 9006 / info@pants.org.hk
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