Ellie, My Love

About the Performance

On a night where time stands still, a dusty clock suddenly winds backward, rewinding the fleeting moments to lead us toward the ugly truth behind the facade. A murder case involving two couples—four lives intertwined in a web of love and hate. Who is innocent, and who is the true killer? Within this dilapidated mansion, are we trapped by the shackles of memory, or the claws of desire?

Adapted from the renowned novel by local mystery writer Chan Ho-kei, "Ellie, My Love" returns in its fourth year of creation with even greater maturity. Since its 2022 debut, it has garnered the "Best Production" and "Best Director" awards at the Hong Kong Theatre Libre, followed by a "Best Actress (Tragedy/Drama)" nomination at the 34th Hong Kong Drama Awards for its 2025 revival.

We are all beings bound by time. The "present" is tethered to the past and the future; without breaking free from the linear flow of time, true freedom remains out of reach.

(In Cantonese, with Chinese surtitle)

Company Profile

Theatre Space

Theatre Space, established in 1998, has dedicated itself to broadening the horizon of theatrical arts despite the limitation of space. Through our performances, the Theatre endeavors to stimulate the imagination of the audience and to offer them some vivid experience of real life, hence fostering a closer interaction between the theatre and the community. For years we focused on producing translated plays to embody the concept of Scenography and Theatrical Arts with Contemporary Drama to the community and to strengthen the recognition of Scenography as a form of Theatre works in Hong Kong . We have produced quality stage productions since we established as well as other school touring projects, Theatre Education Programs, Community Art Programs.

Artist Profile

Chan Ho-kei is a Hong Kong mystery novelist and an overseas member of the Taiwan Mystery Writers Association. In 2008, he was a finalist for the 6th Taiwan Mystery Writers Association Award with his fairy-tale mystery The Jack and the Beanstalk Murders. The following year, he became a double finalist for the 7th edition of the same award with his sequel The Bluebeard’s Locked Room and the crime mystery Snooping into the Azure, ultimately winning the Grand Prize for The Bluebeard's Locked Room.

Subsequently, his mystery novel Reasonable Inference secured third place in the Comic Ritz Million Movie Novel Award, while his sci-fi short story Time is Money won the third prize at the 10th Ni Kuang Sci-Fi Award. In 2011, he achieved further international acclaim by winning the Grand Prize of the 2nd Shimada Soji Mystery Award for his masterpiece, The Borrowed (originally titled The Forgotten Detective).

Creative and Production Team

Organizer｜Our Theatre
Production｜Thaetre Space
Original Story ｜Chan Ho-Kei
Adaption ｜Lai Yiu-Ming
Co-Director ｜Rebecca Po
Co-Director, Movement Coach & Devising Dramaturg | Curtis Yuen
Producer ｜Jacob Yu
Executive Producer ｜Cayla Lee
Cast ｜Li Ni-Shan, Wong Hei-Tung, Terrence Leung, Ng Wing-Sun
Set Designer ｜Isaac Wong
Lighting Designer ｜Billy Tang
Costume Designer ｜Wong Ching-Man
Sound Designer ｜Ian Tang
Production Manager ｜Eva Poon
Stage Manager ｜Poon King-Ho
Deputy Stage Manager ｜Cheung Sau-Man
Promotional Partner｜Isoleighbourland Theatre
Madia Partner ｜One Little Day
Marketing Strategist ｜Terrence Leung

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