---
id: "image-937-en"
title: "History Play: The Essex Challenge"
type: "image"
copyright: "Jerry Ip"
captureDate: "2025-12-13T09:10:45.000Z"
tags: ["Show"]
entities: ["Michelle Li", "Melo Man"]
events: ["History Play"]
liveUrl: "https://www.rooftopproductions.hk/image/history-play-show-20251029-223526"
---

# Image Archive: History Play: The Essex Challenge

![On a dimly lit stage with warm spotlights, Rooftop Productions (天台製作) actors perform a scene from the play 'History Play' (《曲解莎劇》). In the center, a musician sits and plays an acoustic guitar while looking toward a standing actor who gestures expressively. To the right, another performer sings with arms raised, while a keyboardist plays in the background. The projection screen above displays the lyrics: 'Setting aside his high blood's royalty.' As the performers embody these historical figures, Melo Man delivers the line: 'Pale trembling coward, there I throw my gage.'](https://www.rooftopproductions.hk/image/history-play-show-20251029-223526)

**Post Details:**
- **Featuring:** Michelle Li, Melo Man
- **Events:** History Play
- **Tags:** Show
- **Photo:** Jerry Ip
- **Captured:** Saturday, December 13, 2025
- **URL:** [https://www.rooftopproductions.hk/image/history-play-show-20251029-223526](https://www.rooftopproductions.hk/image/history-play-show-20251029-223526)