It is war between the sexes and the weapons seem to be razor-sharp wit, brute machismo and lethal beauty. But, wait, the men are turning into boys and the women are turning into men!
Who really are the “men” and “women” in this battle? Who will succumb first to love? And who will be the most brutal to achieve victory at all costs?In Man and Woman, War and Peace, the practice of love becomes a complex battlefield in which a multitude of conventionally male, typically female and androgynous characters, played by six actors and six actresses, in two competing TV shows about relationships, show you how they recruit an army for their cause and fight to win.
Featuring Taiwanese idol Ariel Lin, multi-faceted Taiwanese actor David Wang (also in Lam’s previous productions, What is Man and Design for Living), and renowned Hong Kong music producer and Cantopop star Denise Ho among its famous, young cast and crew, Man and Woman, War and Peace is acclaimed Hong Kong director Edward Lam’s latest theatre production – a fast-paced, sharply witty urban play about the perennial love/hate relationship between the sexes, but minus the clichés, and with a twist.
下世纪预言——男人将变回男孩，女人将成为男人。
爱情，将从此消失！一出爱不厌诈斗不嫌倦的现代都会舞台剧, 香港名导演林奕华另一全新佳作，由台湾型男王耀庆、偶像剧小天后林依晨，以及香港唱作音乐人何韵诗主演。
In 1970s Hong Kong, rapacious landlords try to evict 72 tenants but sworn brothers Ha Kung (Eric Tsang) and Shek Kin (Jacky Cheung) help the group of 72 defeat the landlord (Lam Ka Tung) and landlady (Charmaine Sheh) and coincidentally rescue Pinky (Anita Yuen) from a planned forced marriage. When both sworn brothers fall for Pinky and propose to her, she flips a coin heads or tails and Ha wins her hand in marriage.
The sworn brothers become sworn enemies and Sheks hatred fuels intense rivalry against Ha in business dealings ranging from the manufacture of plastic flowers to the selling of stinky bean curd. Even after 40 years they continue to clash and in 2010 they are in keen competition selling electronics appliances in Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mongkok, the busiest street in the city and still home to the 72 tenants. [Full synopsis]
在马来西亚东海岸的米昔拉村，一直有个渊源流长的传统习俗——就是每一甲子（六十年），在酬神祭奠的大日子里，必定会以“舞虎”来酬谢天后娘娘。但是上一次在祭典上表演“舞虎”的连八记（萧斐弘 饰），现在已是风烛残年的老人，而且村子里已经没有年轻人可以接棒表演“舞虎”了。八记的孙女阿连（曾洁钰 饰）惟有刊登征聘广告，以万元月薪招聘“舞虎”新丁。
冲动好胜的银行保安阿炳 (林德荣 饰)，忠实憨厚的炒馃条小贩阿发 (杨佳贤 饰)和嘴硬心软的造型摄影师Rain (陈志康 饰)，各自都在生活中遇到了瓶颈，于是马上被“月入过万”的征聘广告给吸引了。另一边厢，满脑子武打功夫梦的大学生Bobby (邱文博 饰)也来到了米昔拉村，加上急功近利的村长儿子Alan (颜江瀚 饰)，五个性格各异的年轻人，就这样因“舞虎”而聚头。
五个从未接触过“舞虎”的年轻人，在众村民的期望下，开始了舞虎的集训。五人开始被逼生活在一起，引发了不少笑话。怀着赚取“万元月薪”目的的阿炳和Rain由于志不在“舞虎”，经常偷懒不练习，要不就只顾耍乐。他们不认真的态度让阿连实行了“扣钱计划”——那就是每当发现他们不投入练习，就扣除他们的“万元月薪”。因此，阿炳和Rain与阿连的关系势成水火。终于，Rain无意中发现所谓的“月入过万”，其实只是阿连设下的一个骗局。Rain大发雷霆，决定要离开，大家再怎么好言相劝也无济于事。三人离开之际，连八记各送了他们一只舞虎的吉祥物，村子里的小孩也对他们的离去表示依依不舍。三人感到十分感动，终于抛开了金钱的利诱，决定留在米昔拉村完成这次的舞虎祭典。此时，阿炳也发现了阿连善良孝顺的本性，因此渐渐对阿连产生好感。
众人在连八记的指点下，苦练舞虎，但是训练的过程仍然是一波三折。先是担任虎头的阿发，发现连八记的大孙女，竟然是自己藕断丝连的前女友Mindy (萧慧敏 饰)。阿发心情大受影响，如何苦练都无法成功上桩。连八记告诉阿发上桩的秘诀，同时也暗示阿发应该向Mindy证明自己的实力。阿发获得提点之后，终于开窍了，并成功地上桩了。正当大家以为舞虎祭典终于能顺利演出之时，舞虎用的虎头竟然被发疯的老水牛踩坏了。距离舞虎祭典只剩下三天，舞虎团是否能渡过这次的难关呢？阿发和Mindy是否能再续前缘呢？阿炳和阿连这对欢喜冤家，又有什么样的结局呢？
