Due to high demand, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) will organise additional 25th Macao Arts Festival’s (MAF) performances for the most sought after shows, namely, Venetians Want to Get a House, Dancing to the Sound of Naamyam, Animare, The Importance of Being Earnest, Special Creatures, Murder in San Jose, Imagine Toi and Rain of Stone, Song of the Sea. Tickets for these additional performances will be available from 10 am on March 29 at the Kong Seng Ticketing Network outlets (except the Av. Horta e Costa branch, where tickets will be available from 10.30 am), through the reservation website or the reservation hotline 2855 5555.
An additional performance of Venetians Want to Get a House, by the Macau Experimental Theatre, will take to the Dom Pedro V Theatre’s stage on May 4, at 3pm. The Long Wa Tea House opens its doors to Dancing to the Sound of Naamyam on May 9, at 8pm, in addition to the scheduled performances on May 10 and 11. Singapore’s W!ld Rice theatre company will offer an extra performance of The Importance of Being Earnest on May 17, at 3pm, at the Dom Pedro V Theatre. Local company Theatre Farmers also takes to the Macao Cultural Centre Small Auditorium a supplementary performance of Murder in San Jose, to take place on May 25, at 3pm.
Shows for the younger ones are among the most popular programmes in each edition of the MAF. Due to a high volume of ticket sales, the following shows will offer additional performances: Animare, by Shadow Play Theatre KAKASHIZA, on May 14, at 8pm, at the Old Court Building; Special Creatures, by Argentinean puppeteer Roberto White, on May 19, at 5.30pm, at the Old Court Building; Imagine Toi, by Julien Cottereau, on May 24, at 3pm, at the Dom Pedro V Theatre; and the puppet show Rain of Stone, Song of the Sea, by local company Step Out, on May 31 and June 1, at 8pm, at the Old Court Building. Tickets sales for these four children shows are limited to 4 tickets per person per performance.
The Festival offers early bird discounts of up to 40% between 16 and 30 March, when buying tickets for at least 4 different performances or when buying 10 or more tickets for the same performance. After 31 March, purchasers meeting the same conditions will still receive a 30% discount. A 20% discount is also available on tickets to any show upon presentation of a Bank of China (Macau), Banco Weng Hang (Macau), LTD., Tai Fung Bank, ICBC (Macau), BCM Bank, Luso International Banking LTD. or BNU Credit Card or a Bank of China Tri-Currency Debit Card.
For more information on the 25th MAF, please call 8399 6699 during office hours, or check the MAF booklet or website at www.icm.gov.mo/fam.
