Chung Ying Theatre Company
中英劇團 | |
| Formation | 1979 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
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Artistic director | Dominic Cheung Ho-kin |
| Website | www |
Chung Ying Theatre Company (Chinese: 中英劇團) was founded in 1979 and is one of Hong Kong's longest-established professional theatre companies.[1] The company is committed to promoting original local productions and bilingual productions in both Chinese and English.
History
In the mid-1980s, its socially conscious production I Am Hong Kong (1985) gained widespread attention for exploring themes of local identity and belonging during the politically sensitive period following the introduction of election to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984.[2] The production is widely regarded as a milestone in the development of Hong Kong theatre.
Over the decades, the company has nurtured numerous playwrights, directors, and actors, and has actively promoted community and educational theatre.
In 2018, Chung Ying Theatre Company established Hong Kong's first theatre archive to preserve performing arts heritage, housing scripts, photos, playbills, manuscripts, and other materials, while also documents oral history.[1]
Gallery
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Front door taken in 2011
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Corridor taken in 2011
References
- ^ a b "中英劇團40周年 見證本土創作興起 成立文獻庫冀保留經典". HK01. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ 饒美蛟; 楊偉文 (2000). "論香港區域諮詢制度之發展及其政經功能" (PDF). 《亞洲研究》 (37). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-06-23.