Metamorphosis
Performance
Apr 2000
Sha Tin Town Hall & Tuen Mun Town Hall
Mar 2000
Tsuen Wan Town Hall (New adaptation) ;
May 1997
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Studio Theatre (Premiere)
Team
Devisors & Directors
Bonni Chan, Sean Curran
Performers
Sean Curran, Phoebe Chan, Ng Ka-leung (2000)
Mandy Chen, Bonni Chan, Victor Pang (2000)
Au Chi-hung (1997)
Visual & Graphic Designer
Sylvia Chan
Costume Designer
Cheng Man-wing (2000)
Kenneth Leung (1997)
Lighting Designer
Alice Kwong, Meji Lau (2000)
Alice Kwong (1997)
Sound & Music Designer
Wong Sun-keung
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Metamorphosis tells the story of a young salesman Gregar Samsa who toils away day by day so as to provide for his family until one morning he finds himself transformed into a giant insect. Slowly we see how his Metamorphosis affects those around him; his family, his boss, a new lodger in his home and how their initial reaction of horror and revulsion gives way to anger, sorrow and finally indifference. In 1997 the production was enthusiastically received by audiences in Hong Kong and highly acclaimed by critics, and was selected as one of the Ten Most Popular Productions in 1998. Theatre du Pif further explored and developed the work and restaged it again in Hong Kong in 2000.
Awards
One of the Ten Most Popular Productions
— Hong Kong Drama Awards 1998
Critics
"…a feast of exquisite visual delicacies…"
— Kevin Kwong, SCMP, 25 May 1997
"A unique performance style in the Hong Kong theatre scene – striking a poetic balance between reality and abstraction."
— Ho Chi-ming, Ming Pao, 26 May 1997
"…a feast of exquisite visual delicacies…"
— Fa Lam, Ta Kung Pao, 31 May 1997
"What Theatre du Pif masters is not only a world of absurdity, but also the conflicts in humanity…"