A play-in-development from the original script by
Agnes Allcock
Performed on Sunday 28 April 2013
at the New Diorama Theatre
with Larry Ng, Valentina Wong & Andy Yau.
Hong Kong: the early 1980’s. A young Royal Hong Kong Police Inspector struggles to get ahead in the Force, only to find that something is lurking in the dark to haunt him and pull him down.
There seems to be a shadow inside himself and a darkness outside. The more he struggles, the more he is drawn into a desperate situation.
But … who is actually responsible for this tragedy?
And whose tragedy is it?
This is a play about the dilemma of identity – between choices & destiny, responsibility & authenticity, relationship & diversity.
八十年代初，一名年輕有為的皇家香港警隊督察不斷奮鬥往上爬，但當他爬得愈高，就愈發覺在某個幽暗的角落，有些揮之不去的東西將要把他拉下來。這既是外在亦是內在的威脅，而且他愈是想掙脫，就愈是墜入無可挽救的悲劇收場。不過值得我們去問的是，究竟是誰的責任？究竟是誰的悲劇？
這齣戲要探討的，是抉擇與命運、責任與真我之間的兩難，叩問如何在忠於真我與得到他人認同之間取捨。這齣劇的創作靈感取材於一件當時的真實事件，這件事最終導致了一項重大的法例修訂，但這件事本身現在卻很少人知道，亦很少人記得。
This play was inspired by a real event that happened at the time, which made a big splash in the news in Hong Kong. And it was an event that finally led to important changes to Hong Kong’s Law – even though nowadays not many Hong Kong people remember or know of this.
A lively audience discussion followed the performance.
This event was supported by the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in London, with a warm introduction to the event by Erica Ng, the current Director General.
It was also performed on Sunday 25 May at the Chinatown Chinese Community Centre as a two-hander with Larry & Valentina in a condensed revision.
UK-Chinese Times interview article about Behind the Curtain Download as pdf
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1246214/play-about-gay-officer-revives-memory-john-maclennans-1980-suicide Link to SCMP article
TRUE HEART THEATRE is interested in developing this play into full production and WELCOMES your views and opinions.