WestK x HKRep x HSBC Life present
The Impossible Trial – a musical

Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre, WestK
14.08.2025 - 30.08.2025

The critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning flagship musical production returns to Hong Kong

How many bonds last beyond a lifetime?

Fong Tong Geng, Guangdong’s most prominent advocate, is known for his greed and malice. But at the height of his career heaven deals him a blow and his reputation and wealth are lost overnight. Haunted by the bitter ghost of a childhood friend, Fong fights his way back to the magistrate to right his wrongs and redeem himself as the champion of the common man.

Hong Kong’s original musical The Impossible Trial premiered in 2022 and re-ran the following year to tremendous critical acclaim, winning a total of 10 categories at the 31st Hong Kong Drama Awards, including Best Production, Best Director, Best Original Music (Musical), Best Lyrics, Best Actor, Actress and Supporting Actor (Tragedy/Drama). At the 2023 SHOWLIFE Musical Award in Shanghai, it was named Best Musical (Professional Theatre, Original Musical). At the inaugural Ouyang Yuqian Drama Awards, it won Best Play and Best Actor. It collected five awards at the Beijing Tianqiao Musical Annual Ceremony and six awards at the 2024 China Musical Association Annual Ceremony.

The year 2025 welcomes the return of this popular production. The team’s years of hard work built a work totally imbued with Hong Kong characteristics, an unprecedented milestone for local musical theatre.

Commissioned, Co-presented and Co-produced by

Title Sponsor

Funder of 2025 Tour

Ticketing

Tickets available at POPTICKET from 9.6.2025

Performance Date & Venue

Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre, WestK
7:45pm 14-17,19-24,26-30.8.2025
2:00pm 17, 20, 23, 27, 30.8.2025
HK$880、$620、$460、$360
17.8 (2pm) performance is Accessible Performance with Audio Description (Cantonese).
(Please call (852) 2777 1771 to reserve the audio description device in advance)
Touch Tour
A free 45-minute Touch Tour is available on 17 August 2025 (Sunday) for people with visual impairments and their companion. Please call (852) 2777 1771 for advance registration by 15 August 2025 (Friday). Ticket holders of The Impossible Trial – a musical have priority, with limited capacity on a first come, first served basis.

Date: 17 August 2025 (Sunday)
Time: 12:30pm –1:15pm
Venue: FHKA Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

Presented in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles
Approximately 3 hours with a 15-minute intermission
Children under 6 will not be admitted
Latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the programme.
West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre reserve the right to make changes to the programme, performers, performance schedule and seating arrangement without prior notice.

Ticketing Info

15% Discount

For HKRep Pals Members (valid during the Early Bird periods only)

or

Group Purchase of 4-10 standard tickets in a single transaction (valid during the Early Bird periods only)

30% Discount

HKRep Green Pals Members (valid during the Early Bird periods only)

50% Discount

Full-time Students (Concessions are available on a first come, first served basis.)
Senior Citizens aged 60 or above (Concessions are available on a first come, first served basis.)
People with disabilities and a companion.
Wheelchair users and a companion.

For purchase of each concessionary ticket for people with disabilities, the customer can purchase one ticket of same concession for a companion.

The above discounts are only valid for regular priced tickets

Limited Early Bird Tickets available from 30 May (10am) 2025 to 8 June (11:59pm) 2025 at ‘POPTICKET’*

Public Sales Tickets available from 9 June 2025 (10am) at ‘POPTICKET’*

*It is suggested to sign up an account at the POPTICKET official website before the registration.

Ticketing Enquiries:
POPTICKET ask@popticket.hk

Programme Enquiries:
WestK theatre.team.pa@wkcda.hk
HKRep (852) 3103 5900, enquiry@hkrep.com

Awards

The 31st Hong Kong Drama Awards
※Best Production

※Best Original Music (Musical) – Leon Ko

※Best Lyrics – Chris Shum

※Best Director (Tragedy/Drama) – Fong Chun Kit

※Best Actor (Tragedy/Drama) – Jordan Cheng

※Best Actress (Tragedy/Drama) – Tunes Ting

※Best Supporting Actor (Tragedy/Drama) – Clinton Zhang

※Best Stage Design – Wong Yat Kwan, Bill Cheung

※Best Sound Design – Can Ha

※Outstanding Production of the Year

SHOWLIFE Musical Award 2023
※Annual Outstanding Musical Award in the Professional Original Musicals category

2024 Ou-yang Yuqian Drama Awards
※Best Play
※Best Actor: Jordan Cheng

2024 Beijing Tianqiao Musical Annual Ceremony
※Special Jury Award
※Outstanding Composer: Leon Ko
※Outstanding Choreography: Ivanhoe Lam
※Outstanding Scenography: Wong Yat Kwan, Bill Cheung
※Outstanding Lighting Design: Yeung Tsz Yan

2024 China Musical Association Annual Ceremony
※Most Popular Original Musical
※Outstanding Composer: Leon Ko
※Outstanding Scriptwriter: Cheung Fai Fan
※Outstanding Director: Fong Chun Kit
※Outstanding Scenographer: Wong Yat Kwan, Bill Cheung
※Outstanding Producers: Bobo Lee, Yvonne Pang

Cast & Production Team

Composer and Musical Director	Leon Ko
Lyricist	Chris Shum
Playwright	Cheung Fei Fan
Director	Fong Chun Kit
Staging Director & Choreographer	Ivanhoe Lam
Scenographer	Wong Yat Kwan*
Co-choreographer	Lim Wei Wei
Band Leader	Anna Lo
Singing Coach	Lianna Tse
Set Designer	Bill Cheung*
Costume Designer	Vanessa Suen Wing Kwan
Lighting Designer	Yeung Tsz Yan
Co-sound Designers	Can Ha Jeffrey Yue
Lead Cast	Lau Shau Ching Leung Chung Hang Jordan Cheng Ronny Yuen Tunes Ting Sheena Chan Clinton Zhang Christopher Ying *With the kind permission of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts