The Theatre and the New Wing Auditorium of Ko Shan Theatre

• For Cantonese opera organisations planning for a continuous booking period of not less than five consecutive days (including Saturday and Sunday) for six performances of full-length Cantonese opera and opera excerpts by local professional troupes, their booking applications can be made within 13 months prior to the month of hire. Booking applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis. The professional troupes submitting the application must meet the following requirements:

  ─	The hirer must be the organiser and the same troupe must be arranged to stage performances;
  ─	Each performance in the same hire period shall feature at least six artists on the list of leading artists (i.e. six to eight top leading artists). The role of Man mou sang (the principal male) or Jing yan fa dan (the principal female) shall be played by the same artist in each performance. Except the above leading roles played by the same artists, other leading roles (e.g. Chou sang (the comic role)), if not played by the same artists in each performance, must be taken up by artists of the same level; and
  ─	The list of leading artists must include at least six local artists. Among them, there can be two local budding artists at most. Other roles can be taken up by non-local professional artists. Self-financed local amateur Cantonese opera singers shall not be included in the main cast.

• Other special booking applications for performances of full-length Cantonese opera and opera excerpts, including those for the first 14 days of the Lunar New Year as paid functions, can be made within the period from 13 to 24 months prior to the month of hire.
• Also, ordinary booking applications for performances of full-length Cantonese opera and opera excerpts can be made within the period from three to 12 months prior to the month of hire.

For further details, please visit the webpage of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) below:
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/kst/hiring/arrangement.html

Priority Booking Scheme for Cantonese Opera Rehearsals

Under the “Priority Booking Scheme for Cantonese Opera Rehearsals” implemented in the New Wing Rehearsal Room (3) of the Ko Shan Theatre by the LCSD, priority on booking arrangements will be accorded to Cantonese opera rehearsals and related activities. For further details, please visit the LCSD webpage below:
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/kst/hiring/arrangement.html