Carina Lau posted two photos with Andy Lau backstage on social media on Feb 24, with the caption: “Surprise.” Photo: Carina Lau/Instagram
Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau made a surprise appearance at a stage play on Feb 23, in support of his long-time friend, Hong Kong actress Carina Lau.
The Truth About Lying, starring Carina Lau and Hong Kong actor Dayo Wong, ended its 58-show run at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts that day.
She shared two photos with Andy Lau backstage on social media on Feb 24, with the caption: “Surprise.”
The actress, who is married to Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai, was seen hugging Andy Lau, who was wearing a face mask, in the first photo. They posed with Wong in the second photo.
Carina Lau, 59, and Andy Lau, 63, have known each other since their days at Hong Kong broadcaster TVB in the 1980s.
They have acted together in several TVB dramas, such as The Duke Of Mount Deer (1984) and The Yang’s Saga (1985), as well as movies such as Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010).
Since its premiere on Dec 13, 2024, The Truth About Lying has received rave reviews and been performed to a full house. It has also attracted a bevy of celebrity attendees, such as Hong Kong actress Anita Yuen, singer-actress Karen Mok, singer-actor Leo Ku, Taiwanese actress Sylvia Chang and retired actress Lin Ching-hsia.
Wong, 64, who was collaborating with Carina Lau for the first time, praised his co-star onstage at the end of the final show on Feb 23.
He gave her performance “10,000 marks” and hailed her for her commitment, revealing that she shed 3.6kg for her role as a divorce lawyer in the play about love and marriage.
Wong, who starred in the critically accaimed film The Last Dance (2024), added that she was the only one of the play’s six actors who did not fall sick during its run. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
