Left Unsaid

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Award-winning actress Cecilia Yip and veteran actor Kenny Wong are partnering for the first time in Left Unsaid which will be staged in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre from 14-17 November. Adapted and directed by Mathias Woo, Co-artistic Director of Zuni Icosahedron, Left Unsaid, a Cantonese dark drama, first use 5.5G wireless network that enables greater bandwidth and faster data to expand the possibilities of theatre and offer audience a brand-new experience. Tickets now are available for purchase on Zuni Ticketing Platform and Urbtix.

Yip shared this new theatre work would be a breakthrough for her, “the story of Left Unsaid is one-of-a-kind, as it keeps me thinking. Each reading and rehearsal sparks new ideas. This is not merely about acting a role; this drama will surely help me uncover the unimaginable.” Her role as a neurologist, married to a neurosurgeon played by Wong, must have left a strong impression on her, giving her inspiration. She continued, “playing multiple identities in my role has given me plenty of room for development. The plot unfolds several love triangles, and each is interwoven. That has made the story unique.” Wong added, “the title itself – Left Unsaid – is intriguing. What can be said in real life; what remains unsaid; what are the consequences for having said it? All these have set me thinking. It tell stories  in manifolds – with elements of sentimentality, absurdity and the other-worldly.”  Woo,  who directs, adapts and leads the stage & multimedia design, described it as “suspenseful, absurd, and ambivalent.” With the support of Hutchison Global Communications, the team is bringing the city’s first 5.5G application into a local theatre. It will aim to provide the audience with seamless connectivity, almost 10 times faster than 5G, enabling camera feeds processed in real-time and hence an ever-more intimate connection between performers and audience.

This production has kicked off with a star-studded lineup of artists and producers. Left Unsaid is originally written by Nick Yu, a National Class One playwright and the director of Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre. To put together the performance in Hong Kong, Woo teams up with Yee Chung Man, who has won several Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Art Direction and Costume Design and received an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design, for art direction & styling; the acclaimed producer and manager Joseph Chan as the producer. Among the others, there are the founding member of Zuni Icosahedron, David Yeung, and the world champion harmonicist Gordon Lee in the cast.

The story of Left Unsaid begins with a neurosurgeon and his neurologist wife, with their marriage on the verge of a breakdown. The couple converse every moment of the day but cannot communicate with each other. Their son, caught between them, seems to exist only in their frequented rows.  One day, the visit of an old school friend reveals an unspeakable secret in the family, uncovering one lie after another. In a life beyond words, is silence the best way to hold everyone together? If things are left unsaid, as life continues, is it possible to sustain life with fabrications while leaving the facts and the truth behind?

2024.11.14-16 (Thu-Sat) 8:15pm

2024.11.17 (Sun) 3pm