【HKRep Present】Powerful women form a Christmas Special Force：The Absolute Task

Description

A group of valiant women gather at boot camp. Are they training for an upcoming tournament? They climb rocks and rope, enduring tremendous physical challenges, but for what? They hold fast to their convictions, overcoming challenge after challenge, but what motivates their passion? In the face of a mission impossible, these women travel to the ends of the earth in search of those most in need of Christmas gifts. Let’s see how this special task force uses the gentle to overcome the strong. Let’s uncover the tender secrets of their lives.

Before the Christmas season, HKRep Artistic Director Poon Wai Sum pens a brand-new script The Absolute Task specifically to highlight the company’s actresses. The Special Force will deliver unusual Christmas presents to the audience, at the same time inviting us all to look deep into our hearts.

Playwright: Poon Wai Sum

Director: Fong Chun Kit

Cast: Tunes Ting, Man Sui Hing, Wong Hiu Yee, Vivian Chan, Karrie Tan, Luk Ka Ki, ManMan Kwok, Kiki Cheung, Eva Mak

Dramaturg: Walter Ng

Set Designer: Wong Yat Kwan^

Costume Designer: Ainsley So

Lighting Designer: Yeung Tsz Yan

Music and Sound Designer: KingKong Fung

^With kind permission of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts

This play is inspired in part by Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea.

8 Dec,2024 2:45pm with post-performance talk

Accessible Performance with Audio Description (Cantonese) on 15 Dec, 2024 2:45pm

(Please call 2777 1771 to reserve the audio description device in advance)

Student Matinee sponsored by: Chinachem Group