UPCOMING
Cantonese language production in China
November – December 2026
Produced by Macau Experimental Theatre & Music Picnic
Hengqin Cultural Arts Centre November 21, 2026
Macau Cultural Centre November 27-29, 2026
Guangzhou Opera House December 5, 2026
THE YEAR OF THE CELLO
Set in 1920-30s in Hong Kong, this imaginative and poetic work is about the courage to love, the power of grief, and also the beauty of cello.
Premiered in October 2022 at Theatre Passe Muraille and Music Picnic.with the following creative team:
Co-Creators: Marjorie Chan & Njo Kong Kie
Writer & Director: Marjorie Chan
Composer, Sound Designer & Musical Director: Njo Kong Kie
Assistant Director: Keshia Palm
Production Designer: Echo Zhou
Dramaturg: Matt McGeachy
Additional Dramaturgy: Indrit Kasapi, Karthy Chin
Stage Manager: Michael Panich
Accessibility Dramaturgy: Jess Watkin
Accessibility Consultant: Vivian Chong
Cast
Rong Fu | Wen
Bryan Holt | Cellist
Brendan Rogers | Cellist
Keshia Palm | Wen (Understudy)
Previously workshopped with Cahoots Theatre (under the title Hello Cello, Goodbye Heart), Factory Theatre and the Playwrights Lab at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
