Ever wanted to experience what it’s like to be in a game theater performance?
This March 2026, multidisciplinary artist JingWong will be redefining live performance with “When the World is Your Enemy” — an immersive, live-action worldbuilding simulation that blends theater, gaming, puppetry, and storytelling in one evolving world.
Designed as an interactive, live-action simulation, “When the World is Your Enemy” places its viewers at the center of the story. Participants are drawn into a volatile mythic system, where civilizations rise and fall under unseen forces, and are invited to co-create their environment, shape outcomes, or embrace chaos — exploring how group dynamics and relationships can lead to victory or decline.
Viewers can choose from two identities to participate in the game: Humans, those who shape new societies by building, competing, and working with neighbors; and Gods, divine participants from the heavens who influence the course of human civilization for entertainment.
“When the World is Your Enemy” explores the creation and fragility of myths, systems, and authority, eventually asking the question, “When power is shared, deferred or unseen, who is truly responsible for the world that emerges?”
The March presentation will be first released as a work-in-progress edition at The Room, Freespace, with the full production scheduled for autumn 2026.
The program is co-presented by WestK Performing Arts and The Drifters@Jing Wong Creations, as part of the WestK Creator series.
“When the World is Your Enemy” will run on the weekends from Mar. 7 to 22, 2026. English-language sessions will be held on Mar. 19 and 20, 2026, at 7:30 PM, while the rest are in Cantonese. Tickets are available via the website, priced at HK$400 for each role.
For each performance, the “Humans” will be divided into six groups of four, with groups to be assigned by the ticket system.
For more information and updates, visit the WestK website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
“When the World is Your Enemy” by Jing Wong
Location: The Room, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
Dates: Weekends of Mar. 7 to 22, 2026
Time: 3 PM (Saturdays and Sundays), 7:30 PM (Thursdays and Fridays)
Tickets: HK$400 for each role. Buy tickets here.
