China Everbright Limited Proudly Sponsors "Hu Xueyan, my Dear" (2018)

The legendary life of a merchant of the late Qing dynasty and his remarkable tactics in beleaguered power struggles

Hu Xueyan experienced ups and downs in his life, his fate closely tied to the ebb and flow of the fortunes of the final decades of the Qing dynasty. Clairvoyant in observing trends and how best to utilize people around him, Hu transformed himself from a penniless lad to the nation’s top merchant powerful enough to rival the court. Despite tumultuous times, he used his unique talents and financial resources to help Wang Youling and Zuo Zongtang to combat the Taiping rebels as well as Western powers. Equally comfortable among officials and traders, Hu was a man of ideals, intent to challenge Westerners on political and business fronts, at the same time making generous donations to provide free medical care for the poor. In his mind, life was a never-ending game of catch.

Hu Xueyan, my Dear is a winner of numerous awards at the Hong Kong Drama Awards and the 2017 Shanghai Jin an Modern Drama Valley One Drama Awards. For this revival, a revised script, a new cast with new design will wow the Hong Kong audience before embarking on a tour that will surely excite Chinese-language theatre anew.

Playwright: Paul Poon*

Director: Roy Szeto*

Guest Leading Cast: Poon Chan Leung

Main Cast: Lau Shau Ching　Mercy Wong　Lui Si Lan　Ko Hon Man　Yu Hon Ting#　Yau Ting Fai　Eddy Au Yeung

Set cum Costume Designer: Wong Kin Wai

Lighting Designer: Leo Cheung*

Composer & Sound Designer: Chan Wai Fat

Shadow Puppet Designer & Coach: Chen Ying Ching

*With kind permission of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

#With kind permission of Drama Gallery

Hong Kong Arts Centre Shouson Theatre

$340, $300, $260, $200（$310*, $280*, $240*, $180*）
*Weekday Special
#The top-priced tickets are not available for public sales

^With post-performance talk

Presented in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles
This programme contains strong language

Tickets available at URBTIX now

Ticketing Enquiries 3761 6661
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This programme will make its China tour to Guangzhou Opera House, Shenzhen Nanshan Wenti Center, Shanghai Theatre Above, Tianjin Guanghua Theater  and Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center from August to September 2018