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Arts Preview: plot twist makes for class act

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DETENTION

 

The three-week run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year offered a valuable opportunity for stage director Tang Shu-wing to perfect his physical comedy, Detention, and turn it into a long-running show.

Three different casts will be featured in the 33 upcoming shows in Hong Kong and, as they did in Scotland, the performers have taken to the city's streets to promote their production.

Tang says it has been a liberating experience, although street performances are more readily accepted overseas where theatre is not restricted to an indoor venue.

Learning from the experience in Edinburgh, the troupe has done several 10-minute performances in the past two weekends at the al fresco area of Hysan Place in Causeway Bay.

"It can be challenging to grab the attention of passers-by but it is a great way to increase our exposure," says Tang.

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