Theatrical Experience of a Life Time

Three fascinating new experiences for Hong Kong theatre lovers. See them ALL!

Tim Crouch, one of the UK’s most thought-provoking writers/performers, and winner of a New York OBIE, the Prix Italia and a Fringe First from Edinburgh, presents three critically acclaimed works that explore the nature of theatrical experience. Crouch toys with the conventions of theatre to demonstrate something that happens every night in theatres all over the world: the transformation of an actor into a character and the audience's total belief in that transformation. Invited to perform around the globe, from Moscow to Rio, Crouch has recently appeared at London's Tate Modern Gallery and the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.

England, performed by Tim Crouch and Hannah Ringham, which triumphed during a sell out run at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is a play about identity and culture, sickness and the search for health at any cost. Set in the Tang Contemporary Art, within the exhibition Illegal Structure by William Lim, the unconventional storytelling consists of scattered information that leaves the audience to assemble its own viewpoint. Audience capacity for this international hit is strictly limited to sixty per performance. To ensure your place, book now.

Free Seating. Audience will be standing for part of the performance.

An Oak Tree is about the loss of a child. The father of the child is played by an actor who has never before seen the script. The very structure of the play conveys something of the profound disorientation of the pain – that sense of being cast in a role in which you don’t know what to do.

My Arm is an elegy for lost childhood, gloriously improbable yet terribly believable, about how a boy with his arm in the air transforms the world around him. There will be only one performance of this unmissable play.

Crouch’s unique trilogy of award-winning plays is a journey of discovery. “In an hours time with this man you will be changed and think about theatre quite differently than ever before”. The Brooklyn Rail (New York).

Performed in English
Recommended for ages 15 and above
This production contains some coarse languages
Late-comers or persons leaving the auditorium will not be admitted

Post-performance meet-the-artist session will be held on Feb 10 after England and Feb 14 after An Oak Tree

Chris Dorley Brown
Greg Piggot
Nina Urban
Francis Hills
Steve Payne

England

Feb 6, 10-13    8:00pm
Feb 7-8    3:00pm; 6:00pm

Playwright: Tim Crouch
Co-director: Karl James & a smith
Sound designer: Dan Jones
Performers: Tim Crouch & Hannah Ringham

Feb 14-15    8:15pm
Feb 15    5:00pm

Playwright: Tim Crouch
Co-director: Karl James & a smith
Sound designer: Peter Gill
Performers: Tim Crouch & Guest actor

My Arm

Feb 14    5:00pm　

Playwright/Performer: Tim Crouch
Co-director: Karl James & a smith

British Council Plus Series
The Solo Performer and the Audience - Workshop
09 Feb 2009

7:00 - 10:00pm

No. of participants: 25
Fee: $100
Inquiries and registration: 2824 2430
Suitable for theatre practitioners
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Working with ideas from Tim Crouch’s monologue, My Arm, this will be an exploration into the nature of solo performance. This workshop provides creative and practical processes for creating an engaging monodrama.

In Partnership with British Council

News from Nowhere Productions - Tim Crouch: England
Meet-the-Artist (Post-performance)
10 Feb 2009

In Partnership with British Council

British Council Plus Series
Creative Writing for Performance - Workshop
10 Feb 2009

3:00 - 5:00pm

Tutor: Tim Crouch
No. of participants: 25
Fee: $100
For senior secondary and tertiary students
Inquiries and registration: 2824 2430
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A practical introductory workshop on writing for the stage. Learn how to translate ideas into text and stage action and explore the differences between dramatic text and other forms of writing. Bring a pen!

In Partnership with British Council

British Council Plus Series
Theatre and Young Audiences - Workshop
11 Feb 2009

3:00 - 5:00pm

Tutor: Tim Crouch
No. of participants: 25
Fee: $100
Suitable for teachers and teaching artists
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Based on Tim Crouch’s extensive experience of teaching and performing for young people, this is a workshop which explores the pedagogy of theatre forms in an educational setting. Share exercises and strategies to engage young people with the theatre. Participants are required to have basic dance training.

In Partnership with British Council

News from Nowhere - Tim Crouch: An Oak Tree
Meet-the-artist (Post-Performance)
14 Feb 2009

In Partnership with British Council

British Council Plus Series
An Audience's Role - Workshop
14 Feb 2009

2:00 – 4:00pm

Tutor: Tim Crouch
No of participants: 25
Fee per day: $100

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This workshop challenges the traditional role of theatre audiences. A play will be created in which the audience moves through the action and plays an integral part. It will start by exploring the space, and will play with the journey, ideas and techniques while questioning audience input and the way live experience is shared.

In Partnership with British Council