“One of Israel’s greatest playwrights… His absurdist style is often compared to the work of Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett.”
— Haaretz, Israel

A funeral clashes with a wedding
Precipitating an escapade crossing mountains and seas

Middle-aged bachelor Lajcek is beholden to his mother’s final wish that all members of her family attend her funeral.  Yet the funeral clashes with his cousin’s wedding, resulting in his aunt and her family doing everything they can to avoid the others: climbing up on their roof, dashing across a beach, even climbing the Himalayas to escape from Lajcek’s hot pursuit.  How does a simple matter of clashing schedules escalate to an exodus?  This fantasy of a story outlines how two families repay madness with madness.  Is this about death’s affront on a joyful occasion or human willfulness and egoism?

This 1978 classic by Israeli master Hanoch Levin has been translated into many languages and staged around the world.  In this rendition by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre performed in lively Cantonese, award-winning directors Weigo Lee and Fung Wai-hang team up with an outstanding cast to bring the drama to life, revealing for the audience the cross-cultural charm and artistic finesse of this classic play.

PlaywrightHanoch Levin (Israel)

Translator and DirectorWeigo Lee

Co-directorFung Wai-hang

Movement DirectorKT Yau

Set DesignerYuen Hon-wai

Costume DesignerCindy Ho

Lighting DesignerLeo Siu

Composer and Sound DesignerHinyan Wong

Co-presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Guangzhou Opera House
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region