The Solitaire Mystery
Performance
Nov 2002
Hong Kong City Hall, Theatre
Team
Script
Stella Kao
Directors
Stella Kao, Bonni Chan
Performers
Sean Curran, Bonni Chan
Pianist
Yasmin Li
Set Designer
Ricky Chan
Assistant Set Designer
Cathy Siu
Cheng Man-wing
Lighting Designer
Gabriel Fung Kwok-kee
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A theatrical adaptation of a Jostein Gaarder (Sophies World) book with its version of Gaarders magical and inspiring story The Solitaire Mystery,
it tells the story of twelve-year-old Hans and his father on a journey to Greece in search of the boy's mother when a series of unusual incidents occurs: a dwarf gives Hans a magnifying glass; a baker gives him a bun containing a miniature book that tells the story of a sailor shipwrecked on a deserted island; a pack of playing cards seem to have a life of their own; and what of the Joker who looks too deeply and too much? With the charm, magical qualities and dramatic tension of Gaarder's story and the unique story-telling skills and visual imagery of Theatre du Pif, The Solitaire Mystery comes alive in an exuberant stage production.
Critics
"actors rich in imagination...the ensemble performance created a wonderful world between illusion and reality."
— Fa Lam, Tai Kung Pao, Dec 2000

























