Artsy August 2008

August 24, 2008 — Alecia Kim Chua, Botak Boys, Darius Tan, Dwayne Lau, Elena Wang, Farahliza Ong, Farhan Hassan, Full Tank, Gerald Chew, Ghazali Muzakir, Gordon Choy, Hang Qian Chou, Hansel Tan, Ivan Heng, Jonathan Lim, Jonathan Lum, Judy Ngo, Julian Wong, Kee Thuan Chye, Laremy Lee, Lim Yu-Beng, Najib Soiman, Nelson Chia, Nick Shen, Nick Shen Weijun, Own Time Own Target, Radio Silence, Rodney Oliveiro, Sani Hussin, Syazwan bin Borhan, Terence Tay, The Swordfish then the Concubine, Timothy Nga, Tony Quek, Wildrice

Here are the productions I caught this month.

Sun, 10 August (Drama Centre Theatre, National Library)

The Swordfish then The Concubine

Synopis (from Singapore Theatre Festival website) :

Swordfish attack Singapura, terrorising its citizens. A boy saves the kingdom by lining the beach with banana stems. But the Sultan, at his ministers’ advice, has the boy executed.

A generation later, the Sultan’s successor, his son, breaks the covenant between subject and ruler when he has his concubine publicly executed on trumped-up charges, bringing untold shame to her family. Sure enough, an armada of ships from the Majapahit empire soon appears on the horizon, and threatens Singapura’s supremacy.

Directed by: Ivan Heng

Written by: Kee Thuan Chye

Cast : Syazwan bin Borhan, Alecia Kim Chua, Gerald Chew, Gordon Choy, Farhan Hassan, Sani Hussin, Lim Yu-Beng, Timothy Nga, Judy Ngo, Rodney Oliveiro, Farahliza Ong, Najib Soiman, Darius Tan, Tony Quek, Elena Wang

Presented by : W!LD RICE

Sat, 23 August (Esplanade Theater Studio)

Own Time Own Target

Synopis (from Singapore Theatre Festival website) :

Two comedies and a musical all about NS – why we hate it, love it, fear it and ultimately, can’t live without it!

FULL TANK by Laremy Lee

In the midst of a desperate island-wide search for an *oops* escaped terrorist, Sergeant Leroy and his motley crew hijack a tank and go AWOL, embarking on a joyride through Singapore’s streets! Are they criminals or heroes? Or just plain crazy? Join them on a hilariously bizarre and uniquely Singaporean road-trip!

RADIO SILENCE by Laremy Lee

An NSF officer and his way driver are lost in the jungle, their unspecified mission taking them deeper and deeper into a no man’s land where rank can break down as quickly as the radio…

BOTAK BOYS by Julian Wong

BMT is every Singaporean male’s nightmare. Or is it? Experience the heartache, the bravery and the rude shocks as Justin and his blur buddies sing and dance their way through Tekong! Will he find friends? Will his secret be exposed? Will he survive to become even more of a man?

Directed by : Jonathan Lim 

Written by : Laremy Lee (Radio Silence & Full Tank) , Julian Wong (Botak Boys)

Cast: Nelson Chia, Hang Qian Chou, Dwayne Lau, Jonathan Lum, Ghazali Muzakir, Nick Shen Weijun, Hansel Tan, Terence Tay

Presented by : W!LD RICE