城市劇藝節 x 《男人成功學 Peak Male Experience》

About the show

What exactly is a man's brain made of? "Good son," "good husband," "good father" — I've only just started learning how to be a "son," and already I'm being told to learn how to be a "father." At thirty years old, I suspect I can't handle any of these roles. If I have a son, will he grow up to be a happy boy? From childhood, every boy receives a series of "No's": emotional No, too rational No, too direct No, too effeminate No, self-love No, suicide No, crying No, laughing No, laughing while crying No, crying while laughing No... Clumsily playing video games, clumsily playing ball, clumsily chasing girls, clumsily fighting, clumsily arguing, clumsily crying, then clumsily understanding his father, clumsily accepting himself, and clumsily committing to a loved one. Awkward, funny, and sensitive — in this game of "successfully being a man," is "masculinity" ready for a new "manual on male success"? Buji Yanshi presents the one-man show "Peak Male Experience (男人成功學)", starring Wong Ho-tin (黃灝鈿). Through a solo performance, it dissects the dilemmas of masculinity — from erectile dysfunction, father beating son, full anaesthesia, to falling in love, self-loathing — laying bare a man's clumsiness and struggle under the halo of "success." The play starts from the series of "No's" and restrictions encountered during growing up, exploring how men search for an exit between traditional expectations and their true selves. The performance runs approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, contains coarse language and adult content, and is suitable for audiences aged 18 and above.

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