The HCM City Visual and Performing Arts Festival titled The Hand that Rocks the Cradle this year will take place at McSorley's Ale House bar from May 16 to 19.

The festival, organised by the bar and The Saigon Players – a non-profit group of foreigners who enjoy theatre – will include art exhibitions, plays, poetry reading, story telling, and music and dance shows.

It will feature local and foreign artists, musicians, dancers, choreographers, poets, members of the International Choir and Orchestra of HCM City, and teachers and students from the Inspirato Music Centre and the Performing Arts in HCM City.

The event will be open at 4pm every day while the performances will begin at 7pm.

The bar is at 4 Thao Dien Street in District 2. Entrance for live performances will cost VND300,000. All profits will go to charity.-VNS