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Supported by a National Lottery Project Grant from Arts Council England
IT WON'T BE LONG NOW
Created, Performed and Directed by Indy Lee Chun-Leung
Saturday, 30 August
14:00 & 16:00
Sutton, London
The Story
A gripping solo performance about survival, memory, and quiet resistance
In the shadows of war, how do ordinary people hold on to who they are?
Set during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (1941–1945), It Won’t Be Long Now unveils the untold stories of those who lived just outside the Sham Shui Po Prisoner of War Camp — caught between shifting powers, redefined freedoms, and the daily demands of endurance. For three years and eight months, they adapted, resisted, and remembered — not with weapons, but with will.
With poetic power and restrained intensity, It Won’t Be Long Now reveals a community’s quiet resistance: a refusal to surrender dignity, identity, or hope.
Told through vivid storytelling and intimate performance, this is a tale of survival that resonates far beyond its historical setting — echoing, perhaps, in places where voices still long to be heard.
Marking 80 years since Hong Kong's Liberation Day, this timely performance invites audiences to reflect on a journey from occupation to freedom — a moving reminder of how history shapes us, and how the light endures.
They are not afraid. They do not despair. And they believe in tomorrow.
A solo performance created, performed & directed by Indy Lee Chun-Leung
30 August (Saturday)
14:00 & 16:00
Sutton Central Library, St Nicholas Way, Sutton. London. SM1 1EA
Language: Performed in Cantonese, with English and Chinese captions
Price: £11.55
Age Guidance: All ages welcome
Post-show talk after each performance
Creator, Performer & Director
INDY LEE CHUN-LEUNG
李俊亮
An accomplished theatre-maker and educator, Indy Lee Chun-Leung is a director, performer and applied theatre practitioner whose work spans continents and communities. Trained at both the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Indy has held senior roles in arts education, including serving as Head of Performing Arts Education at the prestigious HKAPA.
He was nominated for Best Actor at the Hong Kong Libre Theatre Awards, and his solo work It Won’t Be Long Now has toured across the UK, featured at the International People’s Theatre Festival 2025, and received the First Choice Award at the Taipei Fringe Festival.
Now based in the UK, Indy continues to share his expertise in performance and pedagogy, having taught at Rose Bruford College and the Guildford School of Acting.