Hiu Kok Drama Association

The Imperial Concubine of the Last Dynasty

5, 6/5│Saturday, Sunday│8pm     Dom Pedro V Theatre     Tickets: MOP 120, 100

Playwright and Director: Raymond Cheang
Consultants: Iun Teng Sau, Li Chao Li and Carlos Marreiros
Stage Designer: Angelica Fung (Hong Kong)
Assistant to the Stage Designer: Poon Ka-leung (Hong Kong)
Lighting Designer: Jacob Yu (Hong Kong)
Chinese Opera Movement Designer: Li Chao Li (Zhuhai)
Percussion Designer: Iun Teng Sau
Music Designer: Michael I. F. Fong
Make-up Designer: Mih Long
Hair Stylist: Chao Ka Cheong
Costume Production: Sunraise Art Studio
Cast: Connie Yuen, Wet Ho, Mio, May Lo, May Ma, Sam Mei
Quen, Michael Wong, Lou Wan Fong, Daisy Cheong, Jenny
Cheang and Lou Kok Io

Presented by the Hiu Kok Drama Association, The Imperial Concubine of the Last Dynasty draws on a myriad of tales from pseudo-history and folklore. The two protagonists Yang Yuhuan and Xu Fu serve as the main axis in an exploration of the social and cultural changes that have occurred throughout Chinese history.

Employing bold ideas to infinitely extend time and space, the play transforms the stage into a lens, focusing on a point in history, the Qing dynasty, to portray the rise and fall of the various ages. The protagonists are both a part of this history and the bystanders who witness it. With its vigorous and unrestrained ideas, showcased by unique performing skills, the play boldly shuffles through history, evoking the artistic charm of alternative theatre.

Duration: approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one interval