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21/03/2014

Chung Ying Theatre Company presents a Cantonese performance of Woody Allen’s 2003 stage-directing debut Writer’s Block, after enjoying a run of Tuesdays with Morrie. Allen’s two one-act plays are translated by Szeto Wai-kin and directed by Chan Suk-yi, and revolve around the transatlantic themes of marital infidelity through an absurdist lens. The performance features Chungying’s small cast of regulars, including Edmond Lo (veteran actor-director), Mathew Cheung and Grace Wu.

The first story, Riverside Drive, follows Fred, a schizophrenic ex-copywriter who believes Jim, a screenwriter who he’s never met, has stolen his life’s story to produce an award-winning movie. Naturally, Fred stalks the man for weeks with the climax occurring when he finally confronts Jim. Ridiculousness ensues when Jim’s soon-to-be-ex-mistress arrives, and Fred – again, naturally – offers to murder her.

The second, Old Saybrook is punchier, saucier and packed full of one-liners. The narrative swerves from homey suburbia tales to sex farce. Three couples deal with the revelations of affairs and comically antagonise over the state of human nature and life couplings.

A little more than 10 years after the debut of Writer’s Block, and hot on the heels of Allen’s box office hit Blue Jasmine, this is a rare opportunity to see the celebrated director’s work on stage in Cantonese.