由於有演員確診新冠肺炎，中英劇團遺憾宣佈《辯護人》餘下場次（8月26日至28日）全告取消。
《辯護人》自演出以來，所有演員及工作人員均有嚴格遵守場地有關預防傳染病傳播的措施，包括配戴口罩，每天進入場館前進行快速檢測並而取得陰性結果，並每14天進行核酸檢測。
本團十分關注團隊及觀眾健康，因此昨日額外安排演員進行核酸檢測，唯今午檢測結果回報，其中一名演員結果呈陽性，本團已即時呈報衛生署及根據防疫要求，安排表演團隊進行隔離。為減低感染風險，《辯護人》餘下場次（8月26日至28日）全告取消。
【中英劇團《辯護人》8月24日場次取消及最新票務安排】
因應天文台宣佈將在8月24日晚上7時25分或以前改發八號烈風或暴風信號，為保障觀眾安全，原訂於 8月24日 8時公演的《辯護人》將會取消。
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Chung Ying Theatre Company: The AdvocateChung Ying Theatre
When the will of the people and the rule of law are hanging in the balance, who will have the courage to defend justice against mass opinions
In a desperate world, reasons are overwhelmed by fear and rage; human rights are stripped away from us. "Evil for evil" becomes acquiesced as the new order.
Wang Ran is sentenced to death for indiscriminate killing. The raging crowd wants him dead, yet his defence lawyer, Chen Che-hao, after learning about Wang's mental abnormality and the unfair treatment he has suffered during the interrogations, insists on applying for an "extraordinary appeal", to defend his rights.
The public reaction is exacerbated by Chen's attempt to delay the execution. Not only he but also his wife and daughter get alienated and entangled too. However, Chen does not succumb to distorted justice. He steadfastly works on the appeal and even proposes on "restorative justice", lobbying all stakeholders: the convicted, his family and the families of the victims to mediate the nature of law. On the other hand, a successful appeal may left the government no way to quell the growing public anger, hence the office tries to accelerate legal procedures and execute the shooting soon…
The Advocate is the latest work of Ivan Kwok, the award-winning playwright of Principle. Through an indiscriminate murder case in Taiwan, he leads the audience into a world of paradoxes where the rule of law and people's will are locked in a violent to-and-fro tussle. Prejudice is like a haze, misleading people. When Chen stands up against the mass, he is not only defending the rule of law but also trying to mend the rifts among people, as he believes, the more important thing besides punishment, is to let the community walk out of the prejudice and sorrow to find the way ahead with sharp eyes and a clear mind. The light of a single star, though dim, strives to shine in the darkness lest we get lost.
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