Gregory Rivers

test temp again

gregoryrivers — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:12:27 GMT

Manufacturing leaving China?

gregoryrivers — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:35:00 GMT

Didn't see that coming, but should have! Foxconn is apparently planning to build a new factory in Brazil to build Apple products. The Chinese source article sites transportation costs as the reason for the move, but one can not discount the possib

Status Update (10 Feb 2011)

gregoryrivers — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMT

I've been home for a week since 「中國皇后號」 finished, and I've been able to spend more time with my wife and the kids. The Chinese New Year holiday was pleasant. We don't 拜年 as much as many other people in Hong Kong, but we did mana...

「中國皇后號」 Last words.

gregoryrivers — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:00:00 GMT

Just over one year ago, I was approached by a very nice gentleman at the HKREP to meet for a cup of coffee. They were planning a new stage play which involved Caucasian actors, one of which would need to speak significant amounts of Cantonese dialog. W

「中國皇后號」 A Photo

gregoryrivers — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The HKREP was kind enough to give me permission to post this photo from our final dress rehearsal. I hope you like it. The handsome man on the right is one of our guest actors from New York, Andrei Drooz.

Our last day in Sheung Wan, and flooding in my home town of Gympie, Qld.

gregoryrivers — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:00 GMT

We spent our last day rehearsing for The Empress of China in Sheung Wan today. After a break, we'll begin technical rehearsals in City Hall on Wednesday.

After two full run-throughs today while still recovering from the flu, I'm feeli

「中國皇后號」 The Flu and Double Run-throughs!

gregoryrivers — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The weather is cooler now. I don't know if it's the sudden weather change or if it's the air conditioning on the MTR (which for anyone over 6' tall can be a big problem) but I picked up a serious flu bug several days ago. By Tuesday

「中國皇后號」 Less than two weeks to go!

gregoryrivers — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Less than two weeks to go.

We, the family at the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, have been working hard on the new bilingual play 中國皇后號 for almost five weeks. During this time, my wife and I personally suffered a loss in the family with the p...

Merry Christmas (2010)

gregoryrivers — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:48:00 GMT

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, spending time with family and friends.

For us, it wasn't a merry Christmas, having lost Beethoven only less than three weeks ago. Having just lost someone special, the joy

Goodbye dear friend

gregoryrivers — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:00:00 GMT

My best friend has left us.

Yesterday while working in China, my wife called from the hospital to say that Beethoven was in a very bad way, and that he might not last much longer. Fortunately, our work in China had to stop earlier than planned,...