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Kiss The Girl HONG KONG WOMEN'S CHOIR Club Lusitano (16 Ice House Street,Central), 7pm, $400, Tel: 9674 9181Charity performance in aid of Room toRead.

Lang Lang’s Charity Concert for UNICEF LANG LANG, HK YOUTH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA HKCEC, Hall 3D, 8pm, Tel: 2734 9009Stupidly complicated way to gettickets, with no information on howmuch of what you spend will bedonated to UNICEF

Paul Lewis plays Beethoven HK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA HK Cultural Centre, Concert Hall,8pm, $480, $320, $220, $160, Tel: 2734 9009 In spite of being the most famouspiece of music in history, Beethoven’sFifth Symphony has lost none of itspower to shock, thrill and uplift after200 years of constant performance.As the Symphony slams the door onthe Classical era, the Emperor PianoConcerto casts the soloist as the heroof a historic moment from the veryopening bar, stealing the orchestra’striumphant E-flat major chord andtaking charge with the confidence of aborn general.

Ringin' Round the City - Bells @ Twenty Ten HANDBELL ASSOCIATION OF HK Sha Tin Town Hall, Cultural ActivitiesHall, 8pm, $100, Tel: 2734 9009

Renfrew Group Fringe Club, Fringe Gallery, 10:30pm,$125, Tel: 2521 7251

Retrobates, Djizoes, Never-N The Wanch, 9pm, Free, Tel: 2861 1621

Mouron Venetian, Bellini Lounge, 10pm, Free,Tel: +853-2882 8888

MUSIC Dan Dan Art Troupe North District Town Hall, Auditorium,7:15pm, $50, Tel: 2734 9009

THEATRE29+1 KEAREN PANG PRODUCTION HKAC, Shouson Theatre, 8pm, $280,$220, Tel: 2734 9009 (See 6 May for details)

6th Our Drama World SEMANTIC THEATRE Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Theatre,7:30pm, $80, Tel: 2734 9009

Anyone Welcomes In WE DRAMAN GROUP Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre,Black Box Theatre, 8pm, $120, Tel: 2734 9009

Apparition CHOCOLATE THEATRE DesignTooMuchStudio (Block i, 7/FHeng Seng Industrial Building, 185-187 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong),8pm, $88, Tel: 3171 6081 (See 6 May for details)

Romeo & Juliet CHINESE YMCA SECONDARY SCHOOL Yuen Long Theatre, Auditorium,7:30pm, Free, Tel: 2540 8650

Rubik's Cube and it's aftermath DIRECTOR: TANG SHU-WING HKAPA, Drama Theatre, 7:30pm,$100, $65, Tel: 31 288 288 (See 6 May for details)

The House of Bernarda AlbaFringe Club, Fringe Theatre, 7:45pm,$80, Tel: 31288 288 After the death of her secondhusband, Bernarda Alba, anexcessively domineering woman,imposes an eight-year period ofmourning on her household, as is

traditional in her family. For manyyears, Bernarda has been controllingher five daughters, now agedbetween 20 and 39, and hasprohibited them from any form ofrelationship. The mourning periodfurther isolates the daughters,causing mounting tension within thehousehold. A classic drama bySpanish playwright Federico GarciaLorca.

The Pillowman WIND MILL GRASS THEATRE Kwai Tsing Theatre, Auditorium, 8pm,$300, $240, $180, Tel: 2734 9009(See 6 May for details)

The Sunshine Boys WHOLE THEATRE Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Theatre,8pm, $350, $320, Tel: 2734 9009Neil Simon's screenplay was madeinto a film, and now adapted byWhole Theatre starring veteran stageactors Jeffrey Ho and Chung King-Fai.It's a story about the two members ofa one-time popular comedic team 'sgrowing hatred towards one anotherwhen they met again years later for apossible revamped act.

The Venetian Twins HK PLAYERS HKAC, McAulay Studio, 7:30pm,$290, Tel: 2734 9009 (See 6 May for details)

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DANCEAstonish Me! HKAPA SCHOOL OF DANCE HKAPA, Lyric Theatre, 8pm, $110,$75, Tel: 31 288 288 (See 7 May for details)

Dance Platform 2010 HK DANCE ALLIANCE Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, CulturalActivities Hall, 8pm, $100, Tel: 2734 9009

Positioning - 6 Dance Solos HK THEATRE DESIGN COMPANY HKICC Lee Shau Kee School ofCreativity, Multi-media Theatre, 8pm,$150, Tel: 2734 9009 (See 7 May for details)

FILMHiroshima 28 DIRECTOR: PATRICK LUNG KONG HK Film Archive, 3pm, $30, Tel: 2734 9009 Hiroshima 28 marks the second apexof Lung Kong's quixotic dimension.The topic of nuclear disarmament iseven more explosive than YesterdayToday Tomorrow (1970) and the filmwas met with even more severecriticism. It was even banned in

Taiwan. Shot on location in Japan, itfocuses on the plight of second-generation victims of the atomicblast. Again, Lung is visionary inintent but flawed in execution

Laugh In DIRECTOR: PATRICK LUNG KONG HK Film Archive, 5pm, $30, Tel: 2734 9009 A flying saucer cuts across the sky ofVictoria Harbour, carrying anextraterrestrial girl inside. E.T. has apressing message to tell but isignored by everyone. In Laugh In,Lung Kong shifts his fertileimagination into high gear, using thesci-fi format as the vehicle throughwhich to convey his usual laments onsocietal ills and human frailty. Thatthe intruder-redeemer is from outerspace makes Lung's message all themore provocative

MFF: Arrancame la Vida (Tear This Heart Out) DIRECTOR: ROBERTO SNEIDER HKAC, agnes b. CINEMA, 7pm, Free,Tel: 3101 7756 A young girl recounts her girlhoodand eventual marriage to a general ofthe Mexican devolution. ThoughCatalina Guzman (Ana ClaudiaTalacon) was born into a rural familythat suffers from abject poverty, shesees a way out via a long-termrelationship with the conniving,calculating general Andres Asensio(Daniel Gimenez Cacho). Asensio’saspirations extend far beyond theconfines of the military: he ultimatelyplans to work his way up to theMexican presidency. Dark clouds soonappear on the horizon in the form ofscandals from Asensio’s personal life,including time spent in jail for murder.

MFF: Hasta los Huesos (Down to the Bone) DIRECTOR: RENE CASTILLO HKAC, agnes b. CINEMA, 7pm, Free,Tel: 3101 7756 The story of a Man and his arrival inthe land of the dead, where he isgreeted by a worm, smiling skulls andthe Catrina (Posada’s famous fancyskeleton) herself. Gradually, ourcharacter discovers that, barringsome inconveniences, being dead isnot so bad.

Yesterday Today Tomorrow DIRECTOR: PATRICK LUNG KONG HK Film Archive, 12:30pm, $30, Tel: 2734 9009 The quixotic dimension of Lung Kong'scinema reaches its first apex inYesterday Today Tomorrow. The filmwas highly controversial, praised bysome critics but also viciouslyattacked, especially by the left wing.Loosely based on Albert Camus'snovel The Plague, it's an ambitious

VENUESASIAWORLD-EXPO

International Airport, LantauTel: 3606 8828BACKSTAGE LIVE

1/F, 52-54 Wellington St, CentralTel: 2167 8985

FRINGE CLUB2 Lower Albert Rd, South Block, Central

Tel: 2521 7251HK ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (HKAPA)

1 Gloucester Rd, WanchaiTel: 2584 8500

HK ARTS CENTRE (HKAC)2 Harbour Rd, Wanchai

Tel: 2582 0200HK CITY HALL

1 Edinburgh Place, CentralTel: 2921 2840

HK COLISEUM9 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom

Tel: 2355 7234HK CONVENTION &

EXHIBITION CENTRE (HKCEC)1 Expo Drive, Wanchai

Tel: 2582 8888HK CULTURAL CENTRE (HKCC)

10 Salisbury Rd, TST Tel: 2734 2009

HK FILM ARCHIVE50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho

Tel: 2739 2139HK IN’T TRADE & EXHIBITION CENTRE

(HITEC) - INC STAR HALL1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay

Tel: 2620 2838HK SPACE MUSEUM

10 Salisbury Rd, TSTTel: 2721 0226

HK STADIUM55 Eastern Hospital Rd, So Kon Po

Tel: 2895 7895KO SHAN THEATRE

77 Ko Shan Rd, Hung HomTel:2740 9222

KWAI TSING THEATRE12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung

Tel: 2408 0128NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL

2 Lung Wan St, Sheung ShuiTel: 2671 4400

NGAU CHI WAN CIVIC CENTRE2/F Ngau Chi Wan Complex

11 Clearwater Bay Rd, Ngau Chi WanTel: 2325 1970

QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM18 Oi Kwan Rd, Wanchai

Tel: 2591 1346SAI WAN HO CIVIC CENTRE

111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho Tel: 3184 5760

SHATIN TOWN HALL1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin

Tel: 2694 2511 SHEUNG WAN CIVIC CENTRE

345 Queen’s Rd Central, Sheung WanTel: 2853 2678

TAI PO CIVIC CENTRE12 On Ping Rd, Tai Po

Tel: 2665 4477TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL

72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen WanTel: 2414 0144

TSUEN MUN TOWN HALL3 Tsuen Hi Rd, Tsuen Mun

Tel: 2450 4202VIDEOTAGE

13 Cattle Depot Artist Village63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan

Tel: 2573 1869YUEN LONG THEATRE

9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk RdTel: 2476 1029

MacauMACAO CULTURE CENTRE

Av. Xian Xing Hai S/N NAPE Tel: 2870 0699

DOM PEDRO V THEATRELargo de Santo Agostinho

TEATRO BRITO CLEMENTINA LEITAO HOAv. de Artur Tamaganini Barbosa, New City

Commercial Centre 3/FLOU KAU MANSION

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