The first-ever Hong Kong International Shakespeare Festival (HKISF) will be held in Freespace at West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong from 5 to 16 Jun 2024. With a history of over 400 years, Shakespeare’s vast body of work continues to resonate with audiences worldwide, and that includes Hong Kong. This renowned European Shakespeare Festival will be landed Asia for the first time, featuring global troupes and artists from locations including Hong Kong, Romania, Italy, South Korea, UK, and Australia. There will be five productions and one associate programme performed over two weeks, including an all-female version of King Lear with no dialogue by a team of visionary artists from Hong Kong, a dance-centric Lady Macbeth, the opera Roméo et Juliette by Opera Hong Kong, Hamlet_Avataar featuring an unlikely mix of Korean clown performances and Indian music, and more. Fans of Shakespeare’s shouldn’t miss it!
