Tearless Honour
Theatre
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In 2002, the troupe presented Chu Hak’s “Romance of Xiguan” and received an overwhelming response. One decade later, acclaimed actor-director Lester Chan is bringing to the stage Chu Hak’s sequel, having adapted it to create an unparallelled multimedia epic in “Tearless Honour”. The production tells the story of a family migrating from Guangzhou to Hong Kong during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II, a period that changed forever the relationship between the Mainland and Hong Kong, and dictated the development of post-war Hong Kong society up to now.
“Tearless Honour” tells of a young man’s call to honour and his journey in serving a devastated China during the Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War in the 1930s and ’40s. Chan Ka-tung, the protagonist, was born into a rich family in Xiguan, Guangzhou. Like those in Generation Y today, he aspires to a bright future. But the Japanese invasion of China becomes his call, and he joins the army to serve his country. The experience of war, love and politics, however, brings about his girlfriend’s death, as well as his flight from the country.
Upon resettlement in Hong Kong, Chan is again thrown into the ravages of war by the Japanese invasion. He and his family have to tackle the enemy with wit, yet, to his great dismay, he witnesses the death of his family and friends while narrowly escaping for survival abroad. On his return to Hong Kong after the war, he discovers that his home was ruined by the “Allies’ mis-bombing”. The many vicissitudes in life, nevertheless, seem to have led Chan to see the root of culture and heritage in one’s integrity. Decades later, he still hears vividly a song sung by a group of retreating students, whom he met en route in a serendipitous encounter.
Original：Chu Hak
Playwright：Chan Chit Man Lester
Adaption：Chan Chit Man Lester
Director：Chan Chit Man Lester
Producer：Melinda Chu; Grace Lau
Cast：Andy Tang; Lily Poon; Shek Sau; May Tse; Cheng Pui Ka; Anderson Junior
Production Manager：Leo Siu
Stage Manager：Chan Siu Chung Chris
Deputy Stage Manager：Janet Tsang
Set Design：Edmond Wong; Mak Siu Fung
Lighting Design：Psyche Chui
Sound Design：Wong Sun Keung
Composer：Mui Kwong Chiu
Lyrics：Chu Hak; Chan Chit Man Lester
Costume Design：Edmond Wong
Make-up and Image Design：Edmond Wong
Multi-Media Design：Hui Shu Ning; Chan Chit Man Lester
Scene Painting：Mak Siu Fung
Assistant to Director：Cheuk Lok
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Drama Yearbook 2012" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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