The Price

About the show

The Price by Arthur Miller (A Stage-Reading Performance) (巨人系列：《價》演讀劇場) is a stage-reading version of the classic 1968 play The Price by American playwright Arthur Miller. The story revolves around two brothers, Victor and Walter, who return to their late father's home to sort through his belongings, enlisting an elderly appraiser to evaluate the furniture. As the process unfolds, buried tensions between the brothers surface—regret over past choices, the clash between family duty and personal dreams. The work explores the subtle distinction between "price" and "value": material price is easy to set, but the worth of family bonds, sacrifice, and life decisions is far harder to measure. With finely crafted dialogue and psychological tension, Arthur Miller delves into the depths of human struggle, prompting audiences to reflect on what truly matters in life. Arthur Miller is one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century, best known for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. The Price premiered on Broadway in 1968 and is hailed as a pinnacle of Miller's later career, distinguished by its mature writing and profound insight into human nature. The play has been widely acclaimed internationally and revived multiple times. This production is presented by local theatre company "Pants Production (一條褲製作有限公司)" in a stage-reading format, focusing on the text and the actors' performances, allowing the audience to purely experience the linguistic power and intellectual depth of Miller's work.

Synopsis translated by KinoHK — the performance itself is not in English unless stated above.