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Exhibitions
Jean Francoise Larrieu Vs Andre Monet
Works by French surrealist artist Larrieu and Canadian pop realist Monet. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun (and public holidays), noon-6pm, Opera Gallery, G2, 2-8 Wellington St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 1208. Ends Apr 30   
Complete & Unabridged, Part II
Works by Roberto Chabet  and 51 of his former students. Daily, 10am-7pm, Osage Kwun Tong, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817. Ends May 9   
A Schema for Printmaking
Print works by nine artists  who made prints using various methods such as woodcutting, engraving, lithography or silkscreen printing, early in their careers. Mon-Sat, 11am-7.30pm, Sun (and public holidays), noon-5pm, Contemporary by Angela Li, 90-92 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 3571 8200. Ends Jun 10 
The Lingering Image
Chinese paintings by Chao Shao-an's student, and Lingnan School member Ho Fung-lin.  Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Jan 30, 2012  
Performing Arts
MicroSex Office 3.0 Version
Jim Chim Sui-man directs PIP Theatre's comedy about the role of gender in the workplace. In Cantonese. Apr 25, 30-May 1, 2.30pm, also Apr 25, 27-May 1, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$165-HK$285 Urbtix. Inquiries:  2294 8004
29+1
Kearen Pang Production's drama about two women and the challenges they face. In Cantonese. Apr 25, 3pm, also Apr 27-May 1, 8pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$210-HK$330 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 6438 2557
Fruits of Passion
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's  drama about a female torture victim who takes revenge on her father who sold her to the Japanese occupiers when she was young. In Cantonese. Apr 25, 5pm, also 8.30pm, Apr 27, 8.15pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building,  345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries:  6377 7240 
Beethoven Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Renaud Capucon & Frank Braley
Violinist Capucon and pianist Braley play  Beethoven sonatas. A Le French May event.  Apr 25-27, 7.30pm, Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$220, HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3752 9984 
The Track of Bamboo
Dizi player Dennis Cheng  and pipa player Gao Sijia perform traditional Chinese music works. Apr 25, 7.30pm, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 9644 6504
Alice Lau Ngar-lai 
The Canto-pop singer-actress performs. Apr 25, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$120-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8111 8111
Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour 
Canto-pop singer-actor Jacky Cheung Hok-yau  in concert. April 25, 28-30-May 2, 6-8, 9-10, 8.15pm, HK Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, HK$200-HK$680 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2866 8262 
Tam Sik-hay 
The Canto-pop vocalist in concert. Apr 26, 8pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$350 Urbtix. Inquiries: 8111 8111
Voice Mechanics
Japanese group Maywa Denki presents an  electronic music concert/multi-arts show. Apr 26, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$180-HK$438  HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3105 1127
The Charm of Chinese Chamber Music: Percussion with Pizazz!
The HK Chinese Orchestra's percussionists play works including Wang Yidong's Eight Sounds in Harmony and Zhang Haofu's Notations on Percussions. Apr 26, 8pm, HKCO Rehearsal Hall, 7/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3185 1600
The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead
Panther Productions' dramedy about a suburban housewife whose life is shattered by an adulterous husband, a meddlesome neighbour and a dropped ice-cream cone. In English. Apr 27-30, 8pm, also Apr 30, 3pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$180 (members HK$150) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251
Tuesdays with Morrie
Chung Ying Theatre's stage version of Mitch Albom's book about the 14 Tuesdays he spends with his dying professor, Morrie Schwartz. In Cantonese with English surtitles. Apr 28-30, 8pm, also Apr 30-May 1, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$200-HK$300 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3961 9800
Move Over Mrs Markham
Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre's adaptation of British playwrights John Chapman and Ray Cooney's comedy about the chaos that ensues after  a young couple  lend their house to  their best friends for affairs. In Cantonese. Apr 28-29, May 4-5, 8.15pm, Apr 30-May 2, 8.30pm, also 5pm, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$140-HK$190 Urbtix. Inquiries: 6377 7240
Yeung Ming Cantonese Opera Troupe 
The Cantonese opera troupe perform: The Recovery of the Golden Hairpin, Apr 29, 7.30pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$100-HK$240; Farewell at the Cavern, May 1, 7.30pm, Ko Shan Theatre, 77 Ko Shan Road, Hung Hom, HK$100-HK$280; and The Petition of Guizhi, May 7, 7.30pm, Tai Po Civic Centre, 12 On Pong Rd, Tai Po, HK$100-HK$220 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7325
The Gin Game
Weigo Lee directs the HK Repertory Theatre's presentation of D.L. Coburn's tragicomedy about two nursing-home residents who engage in lengthy reminiscences about their families and lives over games of gin rummy. In Cantonese. Apr 29-30, May 3-7, 8pm, also May 1, 3pm, HK Rep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900
Cinema
All for One and One for All:  Union Film
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents the complete retrospective of Union Film's catalogue of titles, including the following two films. Until May 29. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900 
Spring
Second instalment of the Torrent Trilogy continues the saga of the feudalistic family whose tales were first told in Ng Wui's Family. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Apr 25, 2pm, Film Archive. 
Autumn
Third instalment of the Torrent Trilogy concludes the family saga previously depicted in Family and Spring. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Apr 25, 5pm, Film Archive. 
HK International Film Festival
The HK International Film Festival Society presents 335 films from 56 territories, including the following two films. Part II: until May 1. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai; Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; and Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$60 Urbtix. Inquiries: hkiff.org  
Where is the Friend's Home?
Abbas Kiarostami's  drama about an eight-year-old boy who must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake. In Persian with Chinese and English subtitles. Apr 25, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre, May 1, 4.45pm, Science Museum.
Shirin
Abbas Kiarostami's formalist drama showing the faces of 112 actresses as they react to a 12th-century Persian play they are viewing but which is out of camera view in the film. In Persian with English subtitles. Apr 25, 9pm, Space Museum, May 1, 5pm, HK Arts Centre.



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