An original script with new music, rap, folk, metal, madrigals, and Canton opera, History Play is a history play within a history play, playing with Shakespeare’s own history as well as his Histories.
 
Set in England during the final years of Elizabeth I's reign, Shakespeare is just a minor poet without a university education, whose talent entangles him in the political turmoil of the upper class, as talk of the succession is suppressed, and Elizabeth’s favourites struggle for power. Was Shakespeare a genius out of his time, or a product of it? And how much of his own history or opinion can we excavate in his work? Was this really a golden age?

Playwright / Composition and Arrangement / Lyrics /
Music Director / Director	Ivor Houlker
Script Translation /
Cantonese Opera Adaptation & Composition /
Cantonese lyrics translation and writing /
Producer / Director	Michelle Li
Cantonese Lyrics Translation and Writing	Bill Iu
Performers	Wong Chun-lung,Michelle Li,
	Melo Man, Burton Leung, Bill Iu,
	Shirley Wong, Chin Wing-kar,
	Ivor Houlker
Lighting Designer	Au Yeung Hon Ki
Sound Designer	Chan Kwun-wang
Stage Manager	Leung Hei Wa
Assistant Producer	Tiffany Wong
Graphic Designer	Alfie Leung
Promotion Photographer	Ivor Houlker
Promotion Makeup Artist	Chin Yin

Photo Credit: Jerry Ip