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New play aiming to help Hong Kong workers look on the bright side of life

Quarry Bay office workers break free of dull day jobs to find the humour in everything from the morning commute to office romances

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Joan Odita (left) Ki and Michael Cheung Cheuk-lam ride the MTR ahead of the opening of Project After 6: Cube Culture. Photo: Nora Tam

From squashing into a crowded MTR during the morning commute, to attending those never-ending meetings with demanding bosses, it is easy to understand why some Hong Kong employees occasionally find it difficult to see the funny side of life.

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But, 31 office workers and residents from Quarry Bay are hoping to change all that, turning the mundane into comedy, and sharing a much-needed laugh with their fellow Hongkongers in the process.

Joan Odita is just one of the actresses performing in Project After 6: Cube Culture, and believes people will recognise many of the characters in the play, which opens at Taikoo Place in May.

“I think [the drama] will connect to a lot of people,” says Odita, who is a 36-year-old full-time customer service officer in real life.

McCalister is the writer and director behind Project After 6: Cube Culture. Photo: Jonathan Wong
McCalister is the writer and director behind Project After 6: Cube Culture. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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“I’m sure, in some of those scenes, some of the audience will be like ‘yeah I know that person’ or ‘I have a name for that person in my office’.”

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