HONG KONG REPERTORY THEATRE

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: POON WAI SUM

Established in 1977 and spearheaded by the Hong Kong Government, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre is the city’s longest-standing and largest professional theatre company. Since its incorporation in 2001, the HKRep operates under the guidance of its Governing Council, employing more than 80 full-time professionals including the artistic team and administrative, technical and educational staff, making it a comprehensive theatre company.

From its founding, the HKRep’s mission is to present “balanced repertory”, providing wide-ranging and diverse theatrical approaches in serving the city’s population at large. In the past 47 years, the HKRep has produced more than 500 works, many becoming classics of the local dramatic canon, consolidating its influence as Hong Kong’s flagship theatre company. The mission of the HKRep is to elevate the city’s overall cultural life, strengthen its humanistic spirit, exert Hong Kong’s advantage at the crossroad of cultures East and West, and develop a unique Hong Kong theatre aesthetic.