再见 GOODBYE: A Cross Cultural Musical

Goldsmiths’ University of London & The Confucius Institute (London, UK)

Multilingual New Musical Creation

Goldsmiths’ University of London & The Confusius Institute (London UK)

再见GOODBYE

A Cross Cultural Musical Creation
Book and Lyrics by T. Michael Vest
Music by Jordan Clarke
Directed by Jack Paterson
Created with the international ensemble

September 2015
Tristan Bates Theatre
1A Tower Street Covent Garden, Saint Giles
London UK WC2H 9NP

Press

“Congratulations on a truly lovely show this evening! Excellent performances and wonderful music.”
Jo Ashe, Audience Memeber

“I had the privilege of watching 再见 Goodbye － stunning. I hope it does get revived at some point and if it does, I implore everyone to see it.”
Thom Sellwood, Audience Memeber

“The simple, elegant staging maximized the use of space and allowed the ensemble’s individual talents shine….some beautifully specific lighting, choreography, music direction and digital projection…Goodbye was a charming surprise.”
Dean Paul Gibson, Audience Member

About

As a couple, she from China and he from England, say goodbye at the airport, they relive their relationship, their joys, their mistakes, their challenges and their love. Told through song, dance and in two languages – English with Mandarin – 再见 Goodbye is a story for all who have faced the trials of international relationships exploring commonalities and differences between cultures, between nations and between lovers.