"Eternal Flame In The Dark" Screening一條褲製作

Lap-mui, who is a 70-year-old woman, has been guarding a candlelight every night. Her husband finds it strange but has never asked her why. He asked their distanced son-in-law to come back home to help looking after Lap-mui. Then it is revealed that it is not Lap-mui who needs being taken care of, but someone else.

In Hong Kong, carers' needs are often ignored. Apart from their day jobs, they have to take care of their close ones. With all their time being occupied, the heavy stress and burden that have accumulated has no way to be expressed.

Carers of dying patients are seriously neglected, since the discussion of death is a taboo in Chinese culture. However, we might become one of them at any time.

Pants Theatre Production has interviewed carers of dying patients, professionals of the medical field and of social welfare. Interweaving the interviews into a fictional narrative, playwright Tik-ki Cheang created Eternal Flame in the Dark, which premiered in 2022 to critical acclaim. In 2024, with the sponsorship of the Topaz Edelweiss Foundation, there will be a screening of the stage performance for the public to have a deeper understanding of this issue.

Audience’s response in 2022:

“The lives of the carers and the patients are depicted in a very impressive and realistic way. There is a lot of resonance and reflection upon the audience. The post-performance discussion has also deepened the audience’s understanding of the issue. Thank you to the production team for organizing all of this, allowing the audience to enjoy such a high-quality show during the lockdown!”

“The performance of the actors enables me to be touched by carers’ and patients' feelings. It gave me space to reflect on the meaning of being able to breathe.”

“A sincere production, through which the public would learn more about hospice care and death. The story is written beautifully yet realistic. Especially during Covid, it became impossible to visit sick loved ones. This part is very up to date. Besides, in this situation, the practical and emotional support for families and patients are very limited. The play brought comfort to us. We feel that our feelings have been understood. Thank you very much.”

不設劃位
全長2小時40分鐘，包括10分鐘中場休息
粵語演出，附有中英文字幕

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