North District Town Hall, Sheung Shui | "The Magical Crystal Ball" by Hong Kong Theatre Works - North District Town Hall Venue Partnership Scheme

Description

Future AI girl travels back to 1839 and plays in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Hong Kong Theatre Works invites renowned campus writer to star in the adaptation of the novel Super-D Detective W - The Magical Crystal Ball, which is popular among teenage readers, into a stage play.

This is an innovative children's drama that features both live actors and puppets on stage, filled with vibrant colors and creativity like a rainbow.

The story follows an AI girl from the future who travels back in time to nineteenth-century Hong Kong on a 'source correction mission' to prevent a catastrophe for humanity. She aims to investigate a case involving 99 ghosts who fell into a coma and must stop a fantastical force from reaching Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Along the way, she encounters a boy named W who is projecting a player's shadow puppet. W supports the future girl and launches a super-temporal detection operation.

It is a story about growth, faith, courage, and love, involving historical figures such as Lin Weixi and Hong Kong's honest Tsim Sha Tsui Village. It also includes a search for children who have lost their crystal balls, as well as a pitiful witch and her scarecrow minions.

Playwright
Director: Lo Wai-luk
Actors: Sam Ho, Ho Wai-shi, Wong Hei-tung, Wong Ching-tao  

Set Design: Li Wai-man
Lighting Design: Chan Pui-yi
Music and Sound Design: Ho Ho-man
Costume Design: Chung Wai-yan
Makeup Design: Chan So-ying
Stage Manager: Lai Pui-yin
Assistant Stage Manager: Chan Wan-wa
Producers: Chow Chi-ho, Yiu Wan-heung