HK Magazine: Director Nicholas Hytner said when he first read the play, he didn’t think it would fill the theater... how could he be so wrong?
Samuel Barnett: When I first read the play, I didn’t think it would be very good. I didn’t think it was particularly funny and if anything...
Favorite Hong Kong noise: I still haven’t been to HK, so I guess my favorite sound so far is the “you got mail” alert when my HK promoter sends me some new exciting information.
Best gig: When it feels like time is standing still, when I get completely absorbed by the music and...
HK Magazine: What should the audience expect?
Andy Williams: I’m bringing the whole band and three backup singers, who are terrific, and I’m in fine form. My voice isn’t as good as it was when I was 35, but it’s better than Sinatra’s was when he was 70. I’ll do...
Drums echo around the hall, reverberating off the walls and shaking the chandeliers. Sweat-soaked musclemen in red loincloths strike enormous gongs while women in white robes beat bongo-shaped drums, intensely watching one another for the slightest change in tempo. The energy is primal, and...
We’ve bitched about the lack of support for Hong Kong bands for long enough, so now HK Magazine is walking the talk with our very own monthly series of live band nights at the Fringe Club. HK Live! bursts into life on February 11, with a stellar lineup of local and regional talent. Headlining...
Every mall in town is doing their bit to entertain us over the Lunar New Year weekend. We can choose from dog circuses (Whampoa), floating lotuses (Mongkok), gold sparkly things (Times Square) and Zheng performances (Pacific Place). If none of that suits your fancy, head to Cityplaza to catch the...
HK: How did your collection begin?
DC: I’m by birth a compulsive collector. I started out with stamps and coins, and then I began studying Chinese in 1967. I moved to China and became a tour guide. During the early 80s economic reform, people in Xian began to sell everything in their...
HK: What should we expect to see at your show?
CP: I like to describe it as a fantasy Queen concert. If you took their greatest moments and put them into full live show, that’s what you’ll see. We’ve got 26 songs, including 22 No.1 hits. We recreate their 1981 stage with a four-...
Trend Spotting
Youth marketing and trend agency The Filter Group (www.thefiltergroup.com) was established in 2000 to monitor pop culture in Asia and the world. CEO Ian Stewart gives his predictions for 2006.
1. Slowing down: Taking care of yourself is the new burning out. People will continue to...
HK: What is this naked dummy all about?
G: The installation is a summary of all the happenings at Cattle Depot since its emergence in 2000. It includes a video played on a small monitor placed on the private parts of a dummy with its legs are spread, as if it were giving birth.
HK: Why put a TV on...
