Geography: Americas > Northern America > Canada
Year: 2016
Produced by: fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company
Creative Team: David Yee | Playwright: David Yee Director: Nina Lee Aquino
Synopsis: Synopsis：In Acquiesce, Sin Hwang, a Canadian writer haunted by his past and the burden of his first novel’s success, travels to Hong Kong after his estranged father’s death. Tasked with delivering a eulogy he’s reluctant to give, Sin must navigate language barriers, family tensions, and Buddhist funeral rituals he barely understands. Along the way, he confronts surreal figures like a talking Paddington Bear and the ghost of his father. As secrets unravel and hallucinations blur with reality, Sin’s emotional baggage surfaces. Ultimately, the play explores identity, grief, and inherited trauma, ending with Sin’s reluctant acceptance of being his father’s son.
Hong Kong Exile
Source: https://ttdb.ca/shows/acquiesce/