China CITIC Bank International brings you "The Top Restaurant"
- Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre
- 18.01.2025 - 26.01.2025
As we relish delectable delicacies of the grandest feasts
Can we fathom the bitter, spicy, sour and sweet tastes of life embodied in the capital’s best culinary offering?
After the owner Fujude—the most renowned duck restaurant in Beijing—retires from ill-health, his two lacklustre sons run the business to the ground. In comes Lu Mengshi who turns the establishment around. When the brothers witness the rising tide, they vow to fight Lu in regaining their rightful share!
Hailed as a theatrical masterpiece of contemporary realism, The Top Restaurant has won such accolades as the Ministry of Culture’s Wenhua Prize and Cao Yu Theatre Award. The Top Restaurant premiered by the Beijing People’s Art Theatre in 1988, then travelled to Hong Kong and toured Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. It was subsequently adapted as an acclaimed TV drama.
In 2022, the HKRep’s premiere production enjoyed a sold-out run. Soon after, it received Best Director, Best Leading Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Chinese Theatre Awards. The Top Restaurant returns this season, welcoming again former HKRep principal actor and Golden Horse “Best Leading Actor” Tse Kwan Ho, who joins playwright He Jiping and director Roy Szeto—a reunion of the veritable dream team!
Can we fathom the bitter, spicy, sour and sweet tastes of life embodied in the capital’s best culinary offering?
After the owner Fujude—the most renowned duck restaurant in Beijing—retires from ill-health, his two lacklustre sons run the business to the ground. In comes Lu Mengshi who turns the establishment around. When the brothers witness the rising tide, they vow to fight Lu in regaining their rightful share!
Hailed as a theatrical masterpiece of contemporary realism, The Top Restaurant has won such accolades as the Ministry of Culture’s Wenhua Prize and Cao Yu Theatre Award. The Top Restaurant premiered by the Beijing People’s Art Theatre in 1988, then travelled to Hong Kong and toured Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. It was subsequently adapted as an acclaimed TV drama.
In 2022, the HKRep’s premiere production enjoyed a sold-out run. Soon after, it received Best Director, Best Leading Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Chinese Theatre Awards. The Top Restaurant returns this season, welcoming again former HKRep principal actor and Golden Horse “Best Leading Actor” Tse Kwan Ho, who joins playwright He Jiping and director Roy Szeto—a reunion of the veritable dream team!
“He Jiping is an expert storyteller. Without batting an eyelid, she wields her pen depicting every character on stage, capturing their disposition and attitude vividly.”
— Mary Lui, Wen Wei Po
— Mary Lui, Wen Wei Po
“How majestic and grand, what a huge cast, with a plot so rich and an outlook so broad—this is unrivalled!”
— Keith Ho, HK01
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Performance Date & Venue
- Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre
- 7:45pm 18, 21-25.1.2025
2:45pm 19, 26.1.2025 - $580 / $450 / $320 / $200
- Presented in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles
- This programme will make its Mainland China tour from December 2024 to January 2025
Ticketing Info
Early Bird Discounts
Early Bird Booking Tickets available at POPTICKET from 26.9-7.10.2024, up to 30% discount!
(applicable to The Absolute Task, China CITIC Bank International brings you "The Top Restaurant", Sleep and Text Testing Zone Productions – In Between)
For HKRep Pals Members
For non-HKRep Pals Members
Early Bird Discounts only applicable to regular priced tickets.
(applicable to The Absolute Task, China CITIC Bank International brings you "The Top Restaurant", Sleep and Text Testing Zone Productions – In Between)
For HKRep Pals Members
- Purchase 1-2 programme: 20% discount
- Purchase 3 programmes: 25% discount
- Purchase 4 programmes: 30% discount
For non-HKRep Pals Members
- Purchase 3 programmes: 15% discount
- Purchase 4 programmes: 25% discount
Early Bird Discounts only applicable to regular priced tickets.
Other Ticket Discounts
50% discount for
- Full-time Students (limited offer)
- Senior Citizens aged 60 or above (limited offer)
- People with disabilities & the minder. For purchase of each concessionary ticket for people with disabilities, the customer can purchase one ticket of same concession for a minder.
Early Bird Booking Tickets available at POPTICKET from 26.9-7.10.2024
Internet Booking: www.popticket.hk
Ticketing Enquiries: ask@popticket.hk
Box Office Commencement available at URBTIX from 28.11.2024
Telephone Booking: 3166 1288
Internet Booking: www.urbtix.hk
Mobile App: URBTIX(Android, HarmonyOS & iPhone/iPad versions)
Ticketing Enquiries and Customer Service: 3166 1100
Programme Enquiries: 3103 5900
Internet Booking: www.popticket.hk
Ticketing Enquiries: ask@popticket.hk
- Early Bird Booking discounts are valid only for a limited supply of standard tickets on a first-come-first-served basis.
- Tickets for wheelchair zone will be available during public sales.
Box Office Commencement available at URBTIX from 28.11.2024
Telephone Booking: 3166 1288
Internet Booking: www.urbtix.hk
Mobile App: URBTIX(Android, HarmonyOS & iPhone/iPad versions)
Ticketing Enquiries and Customer Service: 3166 1100
Programme Enquiries: 3103 5900
Cast & Production Team
Playwright | He Jiping |
Director | Roy Szeto |
Guest Leading Cast | Tse Kwan Ho |
Main Cast | Yu Hon Ting Chris Sun Mercy Wong |