Contending for the Bride(cancelled)
- ScreenwriterPoon Yat-fanYip Shiu-tuck
At Chinese New Year Eve, Guai Nam-ping and Yu Kit-jing fall in love at first sight after Nam-ping rescues Kit-jing and her maid from Cho Tit-ho’s molestation. However, Kit-jing’s father Yu Yao-choi, not happy with Nam-ping's poor background, breaks off the engagement that was made before Nam-ping and Kit-jing’s birth. He further agrees to marry Kit-jing to Tit-ho.
Yao-choi is furious to find that Nam-ping meets Kit-jing in secret and announces that anyone who presents a betrothal gift which matches Yu's family's wealth can get the bride. Nam-ping comes earlier than Tit-ho for the bride but is expelled on the accusation of embezzling. Unwilling to marry Tit-ho, Kit-jing disguises herself as the bridesmaid and has Kit-bing be the bride when Tit-ho comes. Her plan fails and the parties take the case to court.
With his powerful status, Tit-ho compels Bat Sau-fat to find Nam-ping guilty and forces Kit-jing to be his wife. Luckily, Nam-ping’ s father arrives with the imperial edict and reprimands Tit-ho and Yu’ s father. Finally, Nam-ping and Kit-jing become a couple as they were engaged before their birth. The story comes to a happy ending.
Special announcement (14/07/2020):
Due to the pandemic disease, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced that all performance venues will be temporarily closed, the performance of the "Contending for the Bride" originally scheduled at 7:30PM on July 17 and 18, 2020 will be cancelled. The details on the programme change will be announced soon.
Sorry for any inconveniences caused.
Special announcement (31/07/2020):
As the performances of Phase 1 of Cantonese Opera Young Talent Showcase, originally scheduled to be performed from 15 July to 8 August 2020, were cancelled due to the closure of performance venues, the performances will be re-scheduled at the Yau Ma Tei Theatre.
Patrons who keep the original intact tickets can use them for the rescheduled performance on the assigned dates.
Special announcement (06/02/2021):
As the performances were cancelled due to the closure of performance venues, the performance scheduled on 13 & 14 December 2020 cannot arrange re-sheduled performance and refund will be arranged.
Patrons who keep the original intact tickets can use them for the rescheduled performance on the assigned dates.
Please refer to the below link for programme rescheduling and refund arrangement :Programme rescheduling and refund arrangement