19/08/2025
🎤【西九夜延場——讓茶館變成外百老匯 (Off-Broadway) 小型創作試練場】夜延場小編揭開製作人星光背後的初衷🎶
「每個新人或配角，都可以用自身創作站在中心位。」這是《西九夜延場》製作人Susanna 鼓勵年輕藝術家。她希望以小劇場為起點，讓音樂劇演員或歌演者以各種表達形式訴說高低起伏，透過首首動人心弦的 「 I want songs 」 演繹幀幀人生畫面。
▍ 缺乏音樂劇遴選面試機會 創造自製港式Off-Braodway 演出
《西九夜延場》製作人Susanna過去曾策劃不少本地製作，發掘過不少劇場新貴，所以說到要在茶館劇場策劃一系列全新用歌曲說故事並集創作及演出多技能於一身的《西九夜延場》系列，自不其然便會想起才華橫溢的「他們」。香港音樂劇製作公開甄選 (open audition) 的機會太少，演員如何從被動化為主動? 便要開始從自身出發成為創演者，跟編舞者相似，就是你要知道自己為可要「唱」而不只是跟著別人的劇本唱。
「顏俊豪 (Marc) 在澳洲來港後尋尋覓覓，他曾經在我製作的互動式劇場演出，直到重遇他時已開辦音樂劇培訓班，並製作青年音樂劇，這次當他演譯 “I Still Call Australia Home” 時你能感受到一個重感情的 Marc；而梁景堯 (Terrence) 從美國音樂劇課程啟蒙後，回港後經甄選進入我製作的音樂劇並成為主角之一，繼而再成為KOL，並不歇地創作及參與各類形式的演出，點子奇多的小伙子這次 “理髮師合唱” (barbershop music) 來做個夜談節目 (late night show) 觀眾很受落。楊竣淘從英國受音樂劇訓練回港，創立劇團，又來西九busking，再參加我們跟演戲家族合辦的音樂劇作品培育計劃，我覺得他是一位天賦型創作者和表演者，他帶點黑色幽默的作品驚艷全場。」
▍ 沒有跨界 只有包容
除了音樂劇演員外，Susanna 亦找來其他領域的聲音表演者：「蘇子麟（Heartgrey）經歷過不少beatbox比賽及造星比賽，上年西九音樂節第一次與他合作，他為大家帶來熱血沸騰的DJ及beatbox演出令人意猶未盡，這次重新找他和他的夥伴，來探索新的無伴奏合唱劇場的可能性；而歌劇演員曾麗婷（Kenix）在荷蘭深造完美聲後，回港演繹過我多個室內歌劇 (chamber opera) 及清唱劇 (cantata)，到現在更成為策劃者，探索藝術歌曲 (art song) 與當代劇場的融合。」
▍ 聚光燈下的動人故事 為你打開共鳴之夜
聚光燈下，《西九夜延場》的每一位表演者，都有著在香港追求藝術的故事，長篇短篇連續劇式把這個小酒館盛載著帶著夢的動人旋律和對白千言萬語以幽默和微笑與台下的你們舉杯共飲。
讓我們在茶館劇場的溫柔燈光下，感受這些故事如何與每一首歌、每一個笑聲交織成回憶。
走進夜色，帶走一份靈魂共振。
🎤【WestK Cabaret Nights — turns Tea House Theatre into HK Off-Broadway Theatre】Behind the Scenes with Producer 🎶
“Every emerging and supporting actor on the stage could stand in the center spot with their own creation.” This is the heartfelt mission of Susanna, producer of WestK Cabaret Nights. Starting from a small venue, like the shows in Off-Broadway and Fringe Festivals, the creations are mostly created by passionate young graduates from musical theatre or drama schools. She believes that the young talents in Hong Kong could also made their authentic life stories through singing their “I want” songs.
▍ If no open calls for auditions, then make our own stages
Susanna has produced local theatre productions in various formats for years and introduced many rising talents. In view of the limited chance of open auditions, she invited 20+ of them to visit the Tea House Theatre and discussed with them on how they could develop their own short acts in cabaret form of storytelling through songs to express their life struggles. That’s the beginning of how the series of WestK Cabaret Nights is formed.
“Marc Ngan came to Hong Kong from Australia without knowing any Chinese words but casted into a participatory English theatre by his charisma and spontaneous reaction approved by the Belgian director. Recently he started a youth academy for musical theatre training and productions rooted himself here finally. He brings another level of emotional resonance while he sung “I Still Call Australia Home” in June’s Cabaret Night. Terrence Leung studied musical theatre in the US and casted successfully in a major role in one of my musical productions. He dives into any new forms of arts creation including online or offline and conventional or innovative. This time he made a Barbershop singing style with his buddies for an interactive “late night show”, please come and join. Yeung Chun-to trained in Birmingham and returned with false hopes and frustration after failure in most of the open auditions. He formed his theatre collective, joined the WestK Street Performance Scheme and the Musical Incubation Scheme co-presented by WestK and Actors Family. He is one of the most versatile young artists by telling a sad story with his sense of humor.
▍Embrace performing arts talents in all systems
You could also meet other style of vocalists here in the Series. Heartgrey (Eric So) has awarded in international beatbox competitions and also be part of the “king maker” talent contest. He performed as a dynamic DJ and beatboxer at the HKT x WestK POPFEST 2024. I invited him and his acappella troupe to create a new form of acappella music theatre. Whilst another surprise to audience would be Kenix Tsang, an opera actress trained in the Netherlands and performed in at least half-dozen chamber operas and Cantata productions I made. She became a curator in SingFest now so I would like to explore the effect of art songs in fusing contemporary theatre with her this time.
▍ Heartfelt Stories Under the Spotlight — A Night to Remember
Under the spotlight in theatre, we all share the laughter and tears in the stories and behind-the-stories from every performer in WestK Cabaret Nights. Turning Tea House Theatre into a Off-Broadway theatre, you could find any short acts, sequel of episodes, epic stories, song cycles, comedies here, please toast with them if they hold the glass in front of you. Cheers! 🥂
Let’s meet under the soft lights of the Tea House Theatre and feel these stories weave with every song and every laugh into lasting memories.
Step into the night and take away a soul-stirring experience.
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