Women in red 女兒紅
15 – 19 Oct 2025 (Wed – Sun)
Melbourne Fringe Festival Hub:
Trades Hall
(54 Victoria St, Carlton VIC 3053)
Performed in English,
with limited Cantonese content.
Created and Performed by
Mo, Yan Chi Lai
About Mo
Yan Chi Lai, Mo (賴恩慈)
Yan Chi Lai, Mo is a distinguished theatre and film director, scriptwriter, actor, and educator. She is the awardee of Ten Outstanding Young Person in Hong Kong (HK), the HK Arts Development Council’s Award for Young Artist (Film), the Hong Kong Spirit Ambassador, and the Hong Kong City Lady Award.
As the President and leading actor of Hong Kong FM Theatre Power Company, Mo mesmerises audiences worldwide with solo performances at international festivals like the San Francisco International Arts Festival and the Women People Theatre Festival in India. Her acclaimed solo performance, Women in Red, has been restaged three times, culminating in a grand performance at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, the largest performance art venue in Hong Kong. Additionally, it served as the opening show at the International Community Arts Festival 2017 in the Netherlands. Mo’s innovative work has earned her the 2025 Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, supporting her artistic residency in Japan.
As a multi-talented artist, her latest feature film BAND FOUR received four nominations at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards and won Best Original Film Score. Her films are distributed internationally and streamed on various platforms.
In Collaboration with
Curatorial Ensemble
Sessions
15 Oct 2025 (Wed) 6PM – 7PM
16 Oct 2025 (Thu) 6PM – 7PM
17 Oct 2025 (Fri) 6PM – 7PM
18 Oct 2025 (Sat) 6PM – 7PM
19 Oct 2025 (Sun) 5PM – 6PM
A celebration of womanhood & spirit of listening through solo theatre sharing women’s true stories.
“Women in Red” (女兒紅), a tour de force solo performance by Mo Lai Yan Chi (賴恩慈), has resonated with audiences since its debut in 2012 through its poignant, layered exploration of the female experience in contemporary society. This cultural exchange project brings a revitalised, English-language iteration of the performance to the 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival, inviting audiences into a cross-cultural dialogue between Hong Kong and Australia.
At its heart, “Women in Red” is a deeply human work grounded in empathy and layered storytelling. Drawing on her multidisciplinary background in theatre, film, and cultural studies, Mo Lai brings together stories of women from diverse generational and social backgrounds, crafted from lived experiences. She transitions seamlessly between characters, from a young girl raised in a single-parent household to an elderly woman looking back on her life. These portraits form a rich narrative tapestry that examines the intersections of gender, family, tradition, and change.
The title refers to a traditional Chinese rice wine reserved for a daughter’s wedding—fermented and preserved over time. Like this wine, the stories within “Women in Red” are distilled and matured—personal, intimate, and yet connected to wider societal structures and histories.
關於賴恩慈
賴恩慈（Yan Chi Lai, Mo）
賴恩慈是備受推崇的劇場及電影導演、編劇、演員與教育工作者。她曾獲頒「香港十大傑出青年」、香港藝術發展局「藝術新秀獎（電影）」得主、香港精神大使，以及「全港時尚專業女性選舉」大獎。
作為香港好戲量劇團的主席及首席女演員，賴恩慈以其獨角戲在世界各地舞台上吸引觀眾，包括三藩市國際藝術節及印度《婦女劇場節》。她備受讚譽的個人作品《女兒紅》已三度重演，並於香港最大表演藝術場地之一伊利沙伯體育館舉行盛大演出，同時亦成為2017年荷蘭鹿特丹「國際社群藝術節」的開幕節目。她的創新作品亦讓她獲得2025年「亞洲文化協會個人獎助計畫」支持，赴日本進行藝術駐留。
作為多才多藝的藝術家，她的最新電影長片《4拍4家族》在第42屆香港電影金像獎中獲得四項提名，並榮獲「最佳原創電影音樂獎」。她的電影作品已於國際間發行，並在多個串流平台上播映。
香港《女兒紅》登陸 2025 墨爾本藝穗節 —— 探索女性處境與世代故事
在講是講非的年代，用心聆聽是唯一出路。
香港導演兼藝術家賴恩慈（Mo Lai Yan Chi）的獨腳戲《女兒紅》（Women in Red）將以全新英文版本亮相 2025 墨爾本藝穗節，邀請觀眾一同走進香港與澳洲之間的對話。
賴恩慈擁有戲劇、電影及文化研究背景，在舞台上轉化跨世代女性的真實故事——從單親家庭中的少女，到回顧往昔的長者母親。作品結合紀錄劇場、詩意獨白與肢體表演，層層交織出關於性別、家庭與文化轉變的深刻探索。
「我很高興能把《女兒紅》帶到墨爾本，用英文形式向更多觀眾開放，同時保留作品的廣東話根源。」賴恩慈說，「這些故事，就像為女兒出嫁而釀造珍藏的女兒紅米酒，歷經時間沉澱，充滿深度。我迫不及待想與墨爾本的觀眾分享這份滋味。」
劇名《女兒紅》源自中式傳統婚嫁米酒——由家人長年釀藏，待女兒出嫁時才打開。它象徵那些隨時間釀成的故事：親密而濃烈，並深植於更廣泛的社會歷史之中。自 2012 年首演以來，《女兒紅》以共情與想像力打動無數觀眾，並奠定其在香港劇壇的現代經典地位。
呼應墨爾本藝穗節的實驗精神與共融理念，此次英文復排突破劇場常規，放大多元聲音，鼓勵觀眾以同理與好奇心面對陌生經驗，體現 Fringe 一貫對大膽藝術探索的承諾。
Special thanks to
Curatorial Ensemble 