Acclaimed Hong Kong play hits Beijing stage

The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre staged its play Ambiguous at Beijing's Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Oct 18 and 19.

Playwright Matthew Cheng's celebrated piece is about stay-at-home husband Chan Chi Yung and housewife Wang Xia. They meet in a chance encounter outside a kindergarten where, every day, they enjoy casual chats and a faintly discernible yet ambiguous relationship develops.

Ambiguous premiered in 2021 to tremendous acclaim. With director Fong Chun-kit and cast members including Lau Shau-ching, Yiyi Zhao, Mercy Wong and Chow Wai-keung, it was among the selected productions shown in cinemas not only in Hong Kong but also in Beijing, Guilin in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Shenzhen in Guangdong province last year.