Hermès Takes Its Play HERMÈSTORIES to Hong Kong's West Kowloon, Free Until November 8

Hermès has put its own history on stage in Hong Kong. HERMÈSTORIES, a play about the house's objects and values, runs at Freespace in the West Kowloon Cultural District from October 24 to November 8, with an exhibition of the objects from the play alongside it. Entry is free.

Hermès's page for the run says the play is written by Pauline Bayle and directed by Joe Hufton, and lasts about 50 minutes. On weekdays it plays at 4:30pm and 7:30pm, and on weekends at 2:30pm and 5:30pm, with no performances on October 26 and November 2. The exhibition can be seen on its own, in sessions every 30 minutes from 11am to 7pm on weekdays and 10:30am to 5pm on weekends, and Hermès suggests about 30 minutes for it.

Hermès asks visitors to book a slot in advance and says walk-ins are let in, first come first served, if every slot is taken. It's for ages 7 and up.

From Milan to Hong Kong

Hong Kong isn't the first run. HERMÈSTORIES opened at Milan's Teatro Franco Parenti in September 2025, where Il Sole 24 Ore reported it sold out within hours of bookings opening. Linkiesta and Il Sole 24 Ore described that production, which Bayle directed: the story follows Lad, the squire figure from Hermès's equestrian imagery, through an imagined version of the house's store on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, with a live sound artist making effects from craft materials, and silk carrés, orange boxes and bags used as props. After the show, the foyer became an exhibition of the objects.

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Most houses tell their history in a museum show. Hermès has made it a piece of theatre, free to see and open to anyone 7 and up, which suits a house whose pitch is craft and time rather than logos and drops. Taking a production that sold out in Milan to Hong Kong for two weeks suggests Hermès sees this as a format it can tour rather than a one-off. Hermès's page doesn't say how closely the Hong Kong version follows Milan's, and it credits a different director, Joe Hufton, with Bayle as writer.