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Image of painting by Lê Thị Lựu (1911 – 1988) La Confidence, 1938

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.

AUDIO VERSION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ONLINE here! 

 

Photo of Bryan Holt and Rong Fu as the Cellist and Wen by Dahlia Katz Photography. Production Design by Echo Zhou

 

 

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