“曉角”為魯迅先生所用的最後一個筆名，原指行軍時用以呼召袍澤之號角。曉角劇社為一個獨立之戲劇藝術團體，1975年由李宇樑、余明 生創立。由創社至今，演出劇目逾二百個，蓋涵不同的劇種，當中大部分為原創劇本。

為推展本澳劇運，曉角常邀請不同 的外地劇團來澳作交流演出，包括香港的中英劇團、無人地帶、進劇場、第四線劇社、廿豆．盒子畫、赤犢劇團、青蛙島、?個劇社、無言天地、卓劇場；內地的上 海戲劇學院、杭州錢塘戲劇研究社；新加坡的本土一派；澳洲的聾劇團、哥斯達尼加的腦發燒舞蹈劇場等。而自1986年開始參與香港戲劇匯演，及每年參加澳門 戲劇匯演，皆獲得優異成績。

曉角曾受邀到多個國家及城市演出，包括 : 香港、廣州、杭州、上海、深圳、台北、新加坡、葡國的科英布拉、里斯本、依斯達麗亞、亞瑪達等。

曉角除演出外，更 大力以多元的方向推廣戲劇藝術，包括舉辦導演、演員訓練班、劇場活動統籌工作坊、座談會、更曾派出成員遠赴葡國參加專業劇團之戲劇課程、 資助成員就讀本澳及海外戲劇課程等；1983至1985年間，先後為澳門電台製作廣播劇《曉角劇場》，三年間集數累積達一千二百集。並於期間發行多期戲劇 月刊《劇藝廊》。2009年二月出版了永久名譽藝術總監李宇樑的新書《紅顏滅諦──李宇樑長劇選》。

“曉角實驗 室”是曉角劇社自置之工廠小劇場，於1999年十一月投入運作，成為本澳民辦的首間小劇場。小劇場面積二千多呎，可容納觀眾八十人，為本澳藝術團體提供一 個另類演出及排練場地。在小劇場曾上演的，除了曉角和多個澳門劇團的作品外，更有香港、哥斯達黎加、新加坡、台灣、日本、韓國、巴西等外地劇團的演出。直 至2010年止，演出劇目已近百個。2007年開始以該小劇場的空間和靈活性，著力培訓新導演，推出“新晉導演系列”至今。

Hiu Kok was the last pseudonym used by the famous Chinese writer Lu Xun. The name refers to the bugle used to summon comrades in the army. Founded in 1975 by Lawrence Lei and Yu Meng Sang, the Hiu Kok Drama Association (HKDA) is an independent and non-profit drama association. Over the past 31 years the HKDA has presented more than 200 performances, most of them of original scripts.
To promote drama activities in Macao, the Hiu Kok Drama Association has continuously been inviting drama troupes from abroad to participate in exchange performances in Macao. Among these troupes are Chung Ying Theatre Company, No-Man Zone, March Theatre, Line 4 Drama Company, 20-Bean, Box Picture, Red Calf Drama Company, Frog Island, Who Drama Society, Mute World and Zhuo Troupe from Hong Kong; the Shanghai Theatre Academy and the Qiantang Theatrical Research Institute of Hangzhou from Mainland China; the Local School from Singapore, the Deaf Drama Company from Australia and Brain Fever Dance from Costa Rica. The Association has also taken part in Hong Kong Joint Drama Performances since 1986 and regularly participates in Macao Joint Drama Performances, all to great acclaim.
The HKDA receives many invitations from abroad, as well, and has travelled to perform in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taiwan, Singapore and Portugal.
In addition to performing, the Hiu Kok Drama Association devotes time and energy to popularising theatrical arts in multiple other ways, offering training courses for directors and actors/actresses, workshops on the general co-ordination of theatre activities and forums. The Association also sends its actors and actresses to Portugal to take drama courses under the instruction of professional troupes and finances its members’ drama studies in Macao and overseas. Between 1983 and 1985, it participated in the production of the “Hiu Kok Dramas” broadcast on Macao Radio Station, a collection of 1200 episodes aired over three years. It also issued a monthly Dramatic Arts Gallery on drama during this term and published the collection of plays Pink Face and Instant – Selected Long Drama Works of Lawrence Lei. Lawrence Lei became Permanent Honorary Arts Director of the Association in February 2009.
The Hiu Kok Laboratory is a small-plan theatre set up by the Hiu Kok Drama Association. It began operating in November of 1999, becoming the first small theatre to be run by a non-governmental institution in Macao. With an area of over 2000 square feet, it can accommodate an audience of 80, providing Macao arts organisations with unique rehearsal and performance premises. The plays staged in the small theatre, aside from works created by the Hiu Kok Drama Association and many other Macao troupes, include productions of works by drama companies from Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Brazil. As of 2009, nearly 70 works had been staged in the Laboratory. Beginning in 2007, to take advantage of its space and flexibility, the Laboratory introduced the “Series for New Directors” to train up and coming directors.
Associacao de Representacao Teatral Hiu Kok

Hiu Kok e o ultimo pseudonimo do famoso escritor chines Lu Xun. Este nome refere-se ao cornetim usado para convocar os camaradas na tropa. Fundada em 1975 por Lawrence Lei e Yu Meng Sang, a Associacao de Representacao Teatral Hiu Kok (ARTHK) e uma associacao de teatro independente nao-lucrativa. Nos ultimos 31 anos, a ARTHK apresentou mais de 200 espectaculos, sendo a maior parte guioes originais.
A fim de promover as actividades teatrais em Macau, a Associacao de Representacao Teatral Hiu Kok tem convidado continuamente grupos estrangeiros a participar em representacoes de intercambio teatral em Macau. Entre estes grupos contam-se a Companhia de Teatro Chung Ying, No-Man Zone, March Theatre, Companhia de Teatro Line 4, 20-Bean, Box Picture, Companhia de Teatro Red Calf, Frog Island, Who Drama Society, Mute World e Zhuo Troupe de Hong Kong; Academia de Teatro de Xangai e Instituto de Investigacao Teatral Qiantang de Hangzhou do Interior da China; Local School de Singapura, Deaf Drama Company da Australia e Brain Fever Dance da Costa Rica. A Associacao tem tambem participado em co-producoes de teatro em Hong Kong desde 1986 e participa regularmente em co-producoes em Macau, com grande aclamacao do publico. A ARTHK recebe tambem muitos convites do estrangeiro, e apresentou-se em Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Xangai, Shenzhen, Taiwan, Singapura e Portugal.
Para alem da representacao, a Companhia de Representacao Teatral Hiu Kok dedica tempo e energia a popularizacao das artes teatrais de multiplas formas, oferecendo cursos de formacao para encenadores e actores/actrizes, workshops sobre a coordenacao geral de actividades de teatro e foruns. A Associacao envia tambem os seus actores a Portugal para participarem em cursos de teatro ministrados por grupos profissionais e financia estudos de teatro aos seus membros em Macau e no estrangeiro. Entre 1983 e 1985, participou na producao do programa “Dramas Hiu Kok” na Radio Macau, uma coleccao de 1200 episodios transmitidos ao longo de 3 anos. Publicou tambem a coleccao de pecas Rosto Rosa e Instante – Obras de Teatro Seleccionadas de Lawrence Lei. Lawrence Lei tornou-se Director Artistico Honorario Permanente da Associacao em Fevereiro de 2009.
Em 1998, a Associacao adquiriu uma unidade num edificio fabril e deu-lhe o nome de “Laboratorio Hiu Kok”. Este comecou a funcionar em Novembro de 1999, tornando-se o primeiro teatro de pequenas dimensoes a ser gerido por uma instituicao nao-governamental em Macau. Com uma area de cerca de 180m2, pode acomodar cerca de 80 pessoas, proporcionando as organizacoes artisticas de Macau instalacoes de ensaios e representacao unicas. As pecas realizadas neste pequeno teatro, para alem das obras criadas pela Associacao e muitos outros grupos de Macau, incluem producoes de companhias de teatro de Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Singapura, Taiwan, Japao, Coreia e Brasil. Ate 2009 foram levadas a cena quase 70 pecas no Laboratorio. Em 2007, tirando partido do seu espaco e flexibilidade, o Laboratorio introduziu o “Ciclo para Novos Encenadores” como objectivo de formar novos profissionais na area.