'Shake Fest' Shakespeare English Drama Festival 2026

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant: ‘Shakespeare Showtime’ English Drama Programme - 'Shake Fest' Shakespeare English Drama Festival 2026

Join us at "Shake Fest" Shakespeare English Drama Festival, proudly organised and produced by Shakespeare4All (S4A) and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, as a part of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant "Shakespeare Showtime" English Drama Programme.

The event will take place from 23rd to 29th March 2025 at the Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, and will feature a week-long celebration of Shakespearean works, drama performances by student, professional actors, and discussions on the past, present, and future of performing arts in Hong Kong. This year's theme is "All The World's is A Stage - Learning, Performing, Becoming"

Exciting items include:

1. Drama Performances by Students & Guest Sharing
   Students from 10 local primary and secondary schools perform an adapted version of Shakespeare's famous "As You Like It", after receiving drama training at their school this academic year. There will be two school performances each afternoon, with a special guest sharing between performances.

Event Schedule:
24/3 (Tue) 2:30pm - 5:15pm :
🏫 Performing schools: Alliance Primary School (Whampoa), Buddhist Kok Kwong Secondary School
⭐ Stage Wise guest sharing: TBC

25/3 (Wed) 2:30pm - 5:15pm :
🏫 Performing schools: STFA Wu Siu Kui Memorial Primary School, St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
⭐ Stage Wise guest sharing: Mr. Hamish Campbell (Actors, Stage Fighting coach)

26/3 (Thu) 2:30pm - 5:15pm :
🏫 Performing schools: Taoist Ching Chung Primary School, SKH Kei Hau Secondary School
⭐ Stage Wise guest sharing: TBC

27/3 (Fri) 2:30pm - 5:15pm :
Performing schools: Precious Blood Primary School (South Horizons), Lok Sin Tong Ku Chiu Man Secondary School
⭐ Stage Wise guest sharing: TBC

28/3 (Sat) 2:30pm - 5:15pm :
🏫 Performing schools: Sing Yin Secondary School, Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Primary School
⭐ Stage Wise guest sharing: Bacchus Lee (HKAPA Lecturer)

2. "Globe On The Go" Performances
   An hour of adapted "As You Like It" performance (school touring version) by professional actors.

Event Schedule:
i. "Globe On The Go" Performance 1 - 28/3 (Sat), 7:30pm - 9pm
ii. "Globe On The Go" Performance 2 - 29/3 (Sun), 2:30pm - 4pm

3. Fireside Chat
   A fireside chat session by leading performing arts industry professionals to share their view of the Festival's theme "All The World's A Stage - Learning, Performing, Becoming".

   Event Schedule:
   Fireside Chat - 27/3 (Fri) 7:30pm - 8:30pm

   ^Line up for Fireside Chat:
   Moderator: Nicholas Beckwith (Artistic Director, Shakespeare4All)
   Speakers:
   ⭐ Alyson Hau
   ⭐ Mirror
   ⭐ Marc Ngan
   ⭐ Mandy Patty
   ⭐ Luis Torres

   ^Arranged in alphabetical order of surname

   All performances will be in English, with limited and free simultaneous interpretation services available in Cantonese upon request for all Stage Wise guest sharings and both Fireside Chat sessions. These services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis, with registration required on the event day at the front of house.

   Each ticket will only admit one person.
   Aged 6 or above. One ticket per person regardless of age.
   Unauthorised photography, audio and video recordings are prohibited inside the auditorium.
   Smoking, eating and drinking are not allowed inside the auditorium.
   Late-comers will not be admitted until a suitable break.
   You are advised to arrive at performing arts venues in good time when purchasing tickets.
   Ticket holders are requested to comply with all other house rules posted at the admission point.