Exhibitions Second Look Abstract photographs by Xu Yong made up of blocks of vivid colours or patches of grey gradations similar to Chinese shun-mo paintings. Mon-Sat, 11.30am-7.30pm, Art Beatus Gallery, 50 Peel St, SoHo. Inquiries: 2522 1138. Ends Oct 27 New Fables Yan Renkui's collection of politically themed fables on canvas. Mon-Fri, 10am-6.30pm, Edge Gallery, G/F, 60C Leighton Rd, Causeway Bay. Inquiries: 2887 0313. Ends Oct 30 The Linear Dimension Works by 11 artists (including Wilson Shieh and Lam Tung-pang) dealing with the interpretation of a line or the linearity of their art. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, Grotto Fine Art, 2/F, 31C-D Wyndham St, Central. Inquiries: 2121 2270. Ends Oct 30 Fabrication Sculptures, paintings and mixed-media installations by Shi Jindian that are based on the destruction and reconstruction of objects. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun, noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, G/F, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Ends Oct 31 Brick the Wall Start from Zero's works made out of stickers, stencil and poster collages mixed with scrap wood. Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm, ufoArtgallery, 39 Graham St, Central. Inquiries: 2151 3772. Ends Nov 4 Performing Arts Don't Dress For Dinner Whole Theatre performs Marc Camoletti's comedy about what ensues at a converted farmhouse where a man had been planning to spend a weekend with his mistress. In Cantonese. Oct 25-30, Nov 2-6, 8pm, also Oct 30, Nov 6-7, 3pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$240-HK$290 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8201 2989 Dying Lavinia Academy for Performing Arts students' stage a play involving a woman who defends her military general father and family's honour. In Cantonese. Oct 25-30, 7.30pm, also Oct 30, 2.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$90 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2584 8500 Season Opening Concert Johnny M. Poon conducts pianist Mary Wu, soprano Yuki Ip, trumpet player Chirstopher Moyse, the HK Baptist University Symphony Orchestra and Collegium Musicum HK performing works by composers such as Christopher Keyes, Christopher Coleman, Handel and J.S. Bach. Oct 25, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, free, reservation recommended. Inquiries: mus@hkbu.edu.hk Grease Musical revolving around about the romance between a greaser and a good new girl who are both students at Rydell High School. David Gilmore directs. In English with Chinese surtitles.Oct 26-30, 8pm, also Oct 30-31, 2pm, Oct 31, 7pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$350-HK$895 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8203 0299 The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) ABA Productions and The Reduced Shakespeare Company's comedy summarising the Bible from Adam and Eve to the final judgment. In English. Oct 26-27, 29, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$288-HK$688 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150 The Rocky Horror Show Adam Harris directs Dungeon Productions' staging of Richard O'Brien's musical about a newly engaged all-American couple who are led on a journey of sexual self-discovery by transvestite scientist Dr Frank N. Furter. In English (with Chinese synopsis). Oct 27-31, 8pm, also Oct 30, 11.55pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250, HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9127 0420 Sunny Cantonese Opera Troupe The troupe perform The Painted Face. Oct 28, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325 Blind Photographers Chiu Kin-tong directs and stars in Heiquan Theatre's mime show about two photographers - one born blind, the other losing his eyesight - who both wish to share their views and visions of the world via photography. Oct 28-30, 8pm, Oct 30-31, 3pm, Black Box Theatre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei, HK$140 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9238 3158 The Complete History of America (abridged) ABA Productions and The Reduced Shakespeare Company's comedic run through 600 years of US history. In English. Oct 28, 30, 8pm, also Oct 30-31, 3pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$288-HK$688 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2547 7150 A Happy Scarecrow (Family) Jumbo Kids Theatre's drama about a boy who starts a green revolution after meeting a lonely scarecrow. In Cantonese. Oct 29-30, 8pm, also Oct 30-31, 3pm, Y-Theatre, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, HK$120; Nov 5-6, 8pm, also Nov 6-7, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$100 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2146 9466 The Sleeping Beauty The HK Ballet performs Marius Petipa's ballet version of the fairy tale about a princess cursed by an evil witch who falls into a long, deep sleep; the HK Sinfonietta provides musical accompaniment. Oct 29-30, Nov 5-7, 7.30pm, also Oct 31, Nov 6-7, 2.30pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$1,000 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2105 9724 De Waart's Schumann Edo de Waart conducts pianist Chen Sa and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Schumann's Manfred: Overture, Piano Concerto and Symphony No 4 (1841). Oct 29-30, 8pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 Lucky Nos.3 Series Think Big Theatre performs two plays about love and relationships in modern Hong Kong. In Cantonese. Oct 29, 8pm, Oct 30-31, 3pm, HK$120; Oct 30, 8.15pm, HK$200 Urbtix. All shows: Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 9333 8383 Mr Vampire Guangdong Modern Dance Company and HK New Music Ensemble's musical adaptation of Mr Vampire, a supernatural comedy featuring vampires and a Taoist master exorcist. Pun Siu-fai directs and choreographs. Oct 29-30, 8pm, Oct 31, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044 The Mystic Realm Dirk Brosse and Yan Huichang conduct the HK Chinese Orchestra performing works such as Sui Lijun's Dance of the Shaman Spirits; and Brosse's The Hallow-e'en Dances; also featuring dances choreographed by Mui Cheuk-yin and performed by Academy for Performing Arts students. Oct 29-30, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$150-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2370 1044 Cello Recital by Letty Poon The local cellist plays works by Cassado, Popper, Piazzolla, Beethoven and Stravinsky-Piatigorsky; pianist Kam Wing-chong and guitarist Chris Wong accompany. Oct 30, 3pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9041 4090 Schumann's Love in Words and Music Pianist Nancy Loo plays works such as Schumann's Arabeske, Romance in F-sharp and Widmung (from Myrthen), and Lo Koon-lan and Jimmy Shiu read a selection of letters by the German composer and his wife, Clara Wieck. In Cantonese. Oct 30, 3pm, 7.30pm, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, 7 Castle Rd, Mid-Levels, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321 The Merchant of Venice Ko Tin-lung directs Chung Ying Theatre Company's production of William Shakespeare's drama about a merchant who is asked to make a gruesome payment on an overdue loan. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Oct 30-31, Nov 3, 5-6, 7.30pm, also Nov 7, 2.30pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$160-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9803