1 November 2016

Arts at HSMC presented the first show of the touring forum theatre –All About Family by Pants Theatre Production at the Auditorium on 1 November 2016. The drama attracted over 60 students, staff and members of the public. This dynamic performance induced the audience to reflect on family relationships and communication with three scenes of everyday lives and feuds of a family. The “Joker”, who acted as a facilitator and outsider, invited members of the audience to share their views and replay the scenes they had selected with changed actions. The audience became “spect-actors” who were enabled to change the situations for alternate outcomes. Through discussions and the audience’s participation, the drama examined how family relationships could be improved with better communication and also attempted to explore the possible factors that have added to the conflicts arisen in the Hong Kong society in recent years.

Ice-breaker before the drama – the actors and actresses down at the house with the audience

A scene about conflicts in the society

The Joker as the facilitator

A student (far right) took over the mother’s role on stage with changed action