Musical: Cafe at 22° North Latitude Returns
A heartwarming musical production that brings together creative talents from Macao, Malaysia, and Taiwan.
About the Show
- Premiere: First staged in Taiwan in 2017.
- Cantonese Version: Successfully launched in Macao in 2019 to sold-out audiences.
- 2022 Revival: Returns with a fresh cast and renewed energy.
The story is set in a Macao coffee shop, weaving together the experiences and personal dilemmas of its diverse patrons, reflecting the myriad facets of life. Life can be as bitter as an espresso, revealing its complexity upon careful taste, or as sweet as a mocha, offering simple warmth with every sip. Sweetness, sourness, bitterness, joy, sorrow, parting, and reunion—these are the inevitable themes of life. Every encounter in this vast world is a matter of fate.
The narrative follows Ah Lok, who works at the "Cafe at 22° North Latitude." The cafe hosts a variety of customers: a cheerful yet mysterious elderly lady, a couple with communication issues about to become parents, a surgeon seeking to prove his worth, an unrecognized musician, a cafe manager labeled a "leftover woman" after failed matchmaking, and a young girl preparing to study abroad. Each has their own issues to resolve. Their interactions within the cafe gradually help Ah Lok understand what he truly wants to pursue in life.
Production Team
- Artistic Advisor: Huang Shuhui
- Producer: Yang Bin
- Playwright/Director: Wu Jiawei
- Cast: Ma Manli, Liang Zhanhong, Huo Jiaheng, Liu Yawen, Li Xinyi, Li Zhilin, He Haofei, Chen Zhifeng, Mai Kaidi
- Music Director: Chen Weifeng
- Choreographer: Annette Ng
- Composers: Luo Jiawei (Taiwan), Dai Yuanhong (Taiwan), Chen Weifeng
- Lyricist: Wu Jiawei
- Arrangers: Liang Zilong, Chen Weifeng
- Vocal Coach: Lin Shihan
- Production Manager & Stage Manager: Lin Kaiying
- Set Designer: Zeng Yinghui (Malaysia)
- Costume Designer: Liao Yimin
- Sound Designer: Li Rongjie @ Zhanfeng Production
- Makeup Designer: Sun Lu Lishi
- Graphic Designer: Teng He
- Assistant Stage Manager: Huang Yunyu
- Photographer: A Fei You Kong
- Promotional Video Production: He Weitong, Tan Jiashen
Epidemic Prevention Measures
- Audience members must present proof of completion of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior (Macao Health Code "Gold Frame") OR a negative nucleic acid test result obtained within 48 hours before the event. Those who do not meet these requirements will be denied entry, and tickets will not be refunded.
- All audience members must wear their own masks, undergo temperature checks, scan the venue QR code, and present their health code. Individuals with fever or respiratory symptoms will be denied entry.
Organizers & Supporters
- Organizer: Brotherhood Art Association
- Funding Organization: Cultural Development Fund of the Macao SAR Government
- Supporting Organizations: Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao, Macao Cultural Centre, Hiu Kok Drama Association, MR. Vida Barista, Yingniang Bar, BREW LAB, Shang Yue, Cafe Voyage, Common Table, Edinburgh Cafe, Ten Years Entertainment Production, Ye Ling, Sky Media Production Co., Ltd., M Axis Space, Diao Chu Niu Li, POV production
