Silence feels so safe, yet listening to sound, following it, exchanging it, and finally making it—this, too, is instinct.

You tune into his frequency and hear his fable unfold: As the most intelligent parrot, the Grey Parrot mastered all the sounds taught by its owner, harmonising and living a mundane life. But as the most intelligent parrot, it grew its own unique voice alongside the radio broadcasts—one not taught by the owner, but one that became an unsettling anomaly, fracturing its once tranquil existence. The owner tolerates, postpones, and ignores the Grey Parrot’s transformation, while the parrot conforms, pretends, and maintains its former self. Until the radio party becomes a turning point, and they finally confront the raw connection and conflict.

Playwright:

SUN Huixin – Doctor of Arts and education practitioner. Huixin has brought to life stage works such as the Chinese opera Yumeiren and the play The Distance. In 2023, she was an incubated playwright for the Shekou Theater Festival’s New Writing Project. Through her work Go Together, Huixin aims to respond to and reflect on life, forging a connection with it while exploring the potential for creating alternative theatrical texts that authentically represent lived experiences.

Director：

ZHONG Xianglin, currently pursuing an MFA in Directing at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Co-founder of Shengbai Theater, member of Ikarus Stage Arts, and participant in the Refugee Camp. Studied under Wu Xi and attended the Odin Theatre and Philippe Gaulier School for further training. Directing works include: Hello, Sir,  the Flying Fish series, Big Joy Party, Grandma’s Summer, and Extraordinary Journey.

Actors: 

Mi Li、WANG Lianming、CAI Xiaolan、DING Bo Yu、ZHONG Xianglin

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, School of Drama

Drama is at the very heart of human expression, its communication and identity.

The School of Drama believes that its unique position in South East Asia offers an insight into this artfrom that will both inform and develop significant creativity and distinctive artists to engage with and feed the cultural community of Hong Kong, the Mainland and beyond. The School of Drama strives to be an incubator, catalyst and repository of the values and importance of the dramatic, and performative arts and expresses this in the nurturing of actors, directors, playwrights and teachers who will function as practitioner-artists making a tangible difference to their community and their chosen discipline.