Curious about turning your theatregoing into sharp, engaging criticism?
This three-session, hands-on workshop takes you from attentive watching to confident reviewing. Through practical exercises, a live performance, and guided feedback, you’ll develop a clear critical voice. You’ll leave with a polished first review, a handy checklist, and strategies for pitching or posting.
Session 1: Build your Critical Toolkit
16 Oct 2025 (Thu) 18:30 – 21:00 @AAB301-302, Baptist University Road Campus
What to look and listen for (text, acting, directing, design, context), ethics and bias awareness, smart note-taking, and the anatomy of a review—angle, audience, structure, evidence, and tone.
Session 2: Put the Tools to Work
19 Oct 2025 (Sun) 15:00 – 18:00 @Kwai Tsing Theatre
Attend Chung Ying Theatre’s production The Play that Goes Wrong (你個戲壞咗呀！), followed by a guided backstage tour to see how artistic and technical choices shape what’s on stage.
Session 3: Turn Observations into a Review
23 Oct 2025 (Thu) 18:30 – 21:00 @AAB301-302, Baptist University Road Campus
Draft, refine, and finalize your first review—craft a persuasive critique, balance description with insight, and give and receive constructive feedback.
Perfect for first-time reviewers and theatre lovers. No prior experience required.
Ms. Bernice Chan Kwok Wai
Bernice is currently the General Manager of the International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) and an examiner for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC, Drama Committee). She serves as a panel member of the Hong Kong Drama Awards, the Hong Kong Theatre Libre, and the IATC (HK) Critics Awards; she is also the Vice-President of the International Association of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Documentation Centres of the Performing Arts (SIBMAS), and President of SAGE Players Limited, which promotes professional theatre education for golden-age citizens.
She received the HKADC–University of Leeds–Chevening Scholarships in 2005 and obtained an MA in Theatre Studies from the University of Leeds (UK). She was an Art Form Panel Member (Festivals) at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (2011–2016), an Advisory Committee Member of the School of Drama, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2017–2018), and a guest host of Radio Television Hong Kong’s Artscritique (2007–2018). Bernice has curated and edited over 50 publishing projects on the performing arts. Recent editorial projects include Ten Years of A City: Selected Hong Kong Plays (2003–2012), which won the 11th Hong Kong Book Prize in 2018. In 2021, she curated A Snap Beyond Borders: An Online Archive and Education Project of Hong Kong Theatre and Performance Photography, which received the Award for Arts Promotion and Education at the 16th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards.
*The show will be presented in Cantonese with Chinese surtitles
Today, Everything is Wrong!
Expect the unexpected! The Play That Goes Wrong, the classic slapstick comedy on Broadway that toured 35 countries and won numerous theatre awards, including the prestigious Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play and Britain's WhatsOnStage and Olivier Awards for Best New Comedy, is coming to Hong Kong.
An amateur theatre troupe steps in at the last minute to perform a 1920s-style murder suspense, The Murder at Haversham Manor. Chris, the troupe's leader, is a jack-of-all-trades as the lead actor, director, set designer, costume designer, prop master, ticketing officer, publicity manager, sound director, and action director. With everything set to go, all troupe members are determined to use this production as their big break! However, the show is doomed to go "wrong" from the start, with one mishap leading to another. The set collapses, technical issues abound, relationships muddled, lines are missed, cues are flubbed, and props go awry. Everything that can go wrong, does go HORRIBLY wrong! In the midst of the chaos, the audience witnesses a theatrical disaster turned comedy masterpiece. In the face of shattered dreams, the show must go on. Can they turn their failures into success?
Co-Curricular Learning (CCL) recognised.
1. Successful applicants will receive a confirmation email.
2. A deposit is required from all applicants to secure a seat. Seats will be assigned on a first-paid, first-served basis.
3. UGC students will receive full sponsorship after participating in the workshop and completing the event survey.
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