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Due to programme rearrangements, Sleep will be staged at Hong Kong Arts Centre Shouson Theatre in March 2025, while the originally scheduled The Tamed and the Tempted will be postponed to the 2025-26 Season. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The Tamed and the Tempted | Show Introduction

Behind the fun is a battle between tamer and the tamed

Amidst the laughter is a tussle between civilisation and animal instincts

Inside a restaurant, men and women mingle, testing each other’s wit. There may be happy talk during the meal, but ominous undercurrents linger. When a man believes he has a winning hand, a woman smiles and flips the chessboard. Love stories do not apply here; being coy is a trap; behind a smile is a snare. As glasses clink amidst rounds of toasts, scenarios turn at every whim. Who wins at the end in this game of “taming”?

At nightfall, a narrator holds up his feather fan to tell timeless tales. Perhaps he’s singing naamyam, but history seems misplaced, and old Shek Tong Tsui transforms into a time tunnel. As dawn breaks after this absurd party, who’s the real tamer and who’s the tamed? After The Diary of Song and Moscow Express, Artistic Director Poon Wai Sum and Lee Chun Chow reunite, distilling the secrets of human character in a world steeped in magical realism.

Show Details

• The Tamed and the Tempted
• Date & Time:
  • 7:45pm 17, 21-24, 28-31.5.2025
  • 2:45pm 18^, 24-25, 31^.5 & 1.6.2025
• Venue: Hong Kong City Hall Theatre
• Address: 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong

Ticketing Information

• Ticket Prices: $400 / $300 / $200 | $360 / $260 / $180 (Applicable to Wed to Thu)
• Ticketing Platform: Urbtix

Information Source: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre official website