Theatre

Shenzhen. Winter.

Having dropped out of university in his youth and encountered numerous difficulties at work, Ah Ping now lives with his pet goldfish in a rented single room, as he writes his first play – The Island of Golden Fish. April is a teenage girl who ran away from her home in Hong Kong. Alone and helpless, she wanders into Ah Ping’s home one day. They soon move in together, despite having only met each other twice and the age difference of more than ten years.

The Island of Golden Fish was previously performed as part of the Playwright Scheme VII by Prospects Theatre, as well as the Hong Kong Repertory’s Reader’s Theatre. The latest talent to watch in the local theatre scene, Si Wen presents an empathetic and insightful examination of the loss and confusion experienced by today’s youth, as they struggle with various difficulties in life, search for the notion of freedom, and go after their dreams. All four performers in this play are graduates from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in recent years. Under the professional guidance of the HKRep, they join forces to attempt a bold new take on theatre with their explosive, youthful originality.