The Secret of Dongting Lake (2010)
Oryza presented this children's play in collaboration with the TimeOut programme at The EDGE (now Auckland Live).
The Secret of Dongting Lake was an exciting adventure story designed especially for children from 6 to 10 years. This was a brand-new New Zealand children’s theatre show based very loosely on an ancient legend from China, created by celebrated writer Michaelanne Forster and directed by Ben Crowder. This work also featured for the first time a fully Asian cast of local professional performers delivering an original local work.
The Secret of Dongting Lake was an exciting adventure story designed especially for children from 6 to 10 years. This was a brand-new New Zealand children’s theatre show based very loosely on an ancient legend from China, created by celebrated writer Michaelanne Forster and directed by Ben Crowder. This work also featured for the first time a fully Asian cast of local professional performers delivering an original local work.
CAST
JJ Fong | Princess Lotus Flower
Mitchell Kwan | Liang Xing, Servant, Sidekick Rat
Omer Gilroy | Empress, Soldier
Perlina Lau | Water Lily, Old Woman, Sailor, Grandson
Min Kim | Chen Yang
Leand Macadaan | General Wong, Warlord Rat
Yuri Kinugawa | Lady Wisteria
Hweiling Ow | Sergeant, Sailor, Lieutenant
CHORUS
Ally Xue, Kengo Hosaka, Joel Zhuo-Wei Ngeaw and Monica Chung
MUSICIANS
John Bell, YuTong Chen, Toshiakira Hoshino, ZiQian Li, Chris O’Conner, ZuoQuan Tian, and ShiQing Wang
JJ Fong | Princess Lotus Flower
Mitchell Kwan | Liang Xing, Servant, Sidekick Rat
Omer Gilroy | Empress, Soldier
Perlina Lau | Water Lily, Old Woman, Sailor, Grandson
Min Kim | Chen Yang
Leand Macadaan | General Wong, Warlord Rat
Yuri Kinugawa | Lady Wisteria
Hweiling Ow | Sergeant, Sailor, Lieutenant
CHORUS
Ally Xue, Kengo Hosaka, Joel Zhuo-Wei Ngeaw and Monica Chung
MUSICIANS
John Bell, YuTong Chen, Toshiakira Hoshino, ZiQian Li, Chris O’Conner, ZuoQuan Tian, and ShiQing Wang
This show ran a very successful season at the Concert Chamber of the Auckland Town Hall from 7 – 9 October 2010.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
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