The Ninth Chinese Universities Shakespeare Festival

Jointly presented by the Department of English and the Office of the Arts Administrator, and sponsored by the Dr. Tien Chang Lin Technology Innovation Foundation, “The Ninth Chinese Universities Shakespeare Festival” held its performance finals at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall from June 4 to 6.

Twelve competing teams from Hong Kong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong & Lingnan University), Mainland (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, Jishou University, Northeast Normal University, Xiamen University of Technology, Southeast University, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Shenzhen University) and Taiwan (Soochow University) presented scenes from Shakespeare’s famous plays such as Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Henry V, As You Like It and King Lear. They all gave their best to the audience.

Soochow University was named the winner. Members of the team and their advisor/director were awarded a trip aboard for watching performances of professional Shakespearean theatre groups such as the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. CUHK was the 4th runner-up and the brilliant performance of its team member Joanne Leung warranted her the “Outstanding Actresses” award.

Adjudicators of the final were internationally acclaimed English scholars and theatre professionals, including Prof. John Gillies, expert on Shakespeare in East Asia and Professor of English, University of Essex; Prof. Peter Holbrook, Shakespeare Scholar and Professor at the University of Queensland; and Mr. Tony Turner, former Ethel Tory Head of Drama, Australian National University.

For more information, please visit Chinese Universities Shapespeare Festival website.