Drifting apart or staying still,

who dances merrily across the meadow?

12-20.7.2025 

The Box, Freespace, WestK

$400

★Celebrated with five IATC (HK) Critics Awards 2024 nominations★

"Flowing Warblers" revolves around stories of diaspora across Hong Kong, London, Berlin, Girona, and the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. Five intersecting narratives weave together seemingly divergent yet interconnected choices of leaving and staying, guiding the audience between memory and aspiration, gazing at the stars above and the world below.

Synposis

In a London park, childhood friends from high school arrange to meet, leaving behind an unfinished farewell and a pair of rackets on the grass before parting ways. A wife and husband agree to separately immigrate to the UK and Spain, hoping to reunite after three years, but the wife struggles with depression, pondering the meaning of a shared destiny under a ginkgo tree, ultimately resolving to break free from their planned migration and bravely face the future. 

A mother who journeyed far to care for her daughter-in-law resolutely leaves behind her own husband and pride in Hong Kong to live in London. Unable to speak English, she can only rebuild her tentative life along a single subway line. A scientist trapped in a small Spanish town wavers between professional choices and family happiness; as his research contract nears its end, the inviting warmth of the southern European sun beckons, ultimately unleashing his pent-up inner turmoil beyond control.

A writer self-exiles to the edge of the world in Ireland to focus on writing, but the 5,000 books on local studies he needs are delayed in transit. His wife, who has dementia, yearns for her son and transforms her letters home into earthen shrines. A dreaming young girl possesses the extraordinary ability to foresee upcoming people and events. However, upon arriving in the liberated realm of Berlin, she grows anxious and afraid to stride forward. 

A transgender eagerly exchanges identities with others, vowing to become a mascot leaping from one point to another, demonstrating the concept of fluid identity to the world. A daughter who left and then returned strives to rebuild her home in the New Territories, making new friends and examining the changing reality while questioning whether the simple joys of living are possible in this city.

Leaving and staying, dispersal and return – the travellers in these stories are strangers to one another, yet they are subtly connected beneath the profound starlight.

★★★★★

"A vital work for the 'New Hong Kong' era, weaving four interconnected stories of Hong Kongers across different places and times."

IATC (HK) Critics Awards 2024 adjudication commentary for Performance of the Year

★★★★★
"Bringing together characters of different generations and choices, it captures the uncertainty of recent years while offering heartfelt comfort and hope."

Playwright - Candace Chong

★★★★★
"Despite the three-hour duration, I remained utterly captivated, my mind ceaselessly processing the experience. Sentiments and reflections I had evaded for years suddenly emerged with clarity. My profound gratitude to On & On Theatre Workshop for crafting a delicate yet powerful piece that responds to these momentous times."

Artist and Scholar - Sampson Wong

12-20.7.2025

The Box, Freespace, WestK

$400 ｜ $280 (Concessions)

*10% off Early Bird Offer Applicable Performances

Playwright:

Chan Ping-chiu

Co-directors:

Chan Ping-chiu, Kingston Lo Yee-king

Performers: 

Chung Yik-sau, Caroline Chan Yuen-yu, Lai Chai-ming, Sung Boon-ho, Cheung Tik-ki, Ivy Pang, Carman Li Ka-man, Henry Chan Ting-hin, Ceci Chan, Lui Long-kwan, Wong Hin-yan

Scenography (Set and Lighting)：

Samuel Chan^

Costume Design:

Cheng Man-wing

Original music and sound design:

Wong Hin-yan

Assistant Set Designer:

Chelsea You

^With the kind permission of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Concessions $280

For senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and a companion, CSSA recipients, wheelchair users and a companion and full-time students. Ticket holders must present proof of eligibility on admission. Concessions are available on a first come, first served basis.

Early Bird Offer

Early Bird Offer: From 22.4 to 5.5, purchase regular tickets for the first 3 performances at a 10% discount for $360 (original price: $400). Early bird tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Group booking discount

5% discount on single-transaction purchases of 10 or more standard tickets

The discount cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions and is available on a first come, first served basis.

Performed in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles.

The performance is approximately 3 hours, including one intermission.

Suitable for ages 6 and above.