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Productions in May and June 2008
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Additional 4:30pm matinees on the weekend. No evening show on Sunday 11 May. DBS Arts Centre Don’t miss the Asian premiere of the musical revue that broke box office records during its initial Off-Broadway run and went on to play to sold-out houses for more than four years! Emma Yong, George Chan, Leigh McDonald and Tony McGill bring to life the story of Belgian singer Jacques Brel through 27 songs as told by Eric Blau, Mort Shuman and director Nathalie Ribette. $55, $65 All SISTIC outlets Stephanie Burridge **1/2 The Hypochondriac young & W!LD 7 - 18 May: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on Sat and Sun. No shows on Monday. Drama Centre Black Box young & W!LD, a division of W!ld Rice, presents The Hypochondriac, an outrageous comedy by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière and directed by Christina Sergeant. Argan is a wealthy man who is convinced that he is plagued by any number of obscure and fatal diseases and fis doctors and their pharmacists get rich by providing him with outrageous remedies at even more outrageous prices. Argan eventually decides to marry off his daughter to a doctor’s son, to ensure cheaper medical care. His daughter, unsurprisingly, loves another man; and so the whole family, led by their feisty maid Toinette, have to conspire to stop the marriage and knock some sense into Argan. This new translation by Gerard Murphy brings out the wit and wackiness of Molière’s original and revels in its raucousness and raunchiness. The production adapts the playful Commedia del ‘Arte style into a fast-paced, laugh-a-minute treat, full of movement and music. $20, $30 All SISTIC outlets Amos Toh *1/2 Stories to Grow Act 3 International 14 - 25 May 2008. 14 – 16, 20 - 23 May: 10am. 17, 18, 24, 25 May: 11am, 4pm. 19 May 11am show only. Act 3 Theatre Be mesmerised by Argentinean Omar Alvarez’s masterful manipulation of large fuzzy puppets that relate a series of non-verbally funny and heartwarming stories about love, justice, solidarity and the world around them.Omar’s unique, sensitive and captivating style lies in the way he poetically combines powerful music, profound gestural expression and supple movement of the puppets to create a theatrical of illusions that is delightful and magical, yet familiar and authentic. One hour long. $20 All SISTIC outlets A Midsummer Night’s Dream From the East Yohangza Theatre Company (Korea) and the National Heritage Board 15 – 16 May: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on 16, 17 May. National Museum Gallery Theatre A dynamic and hilarious visual and physical theatre production. Shakespeare meets Korean mythical folklore in this version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream* in which the fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania, reverse roles, Bottom is a country woman searching for Sansam, a very rare hundred-year-old ginseng and Puck is played as acrobatic twins. Both adults and children will enjoy this ninety-minute programme although the play is recommended for an audience age 8 -15 years old. Korean with English surtitles. Part of the Children's Season 2008 at the National Museum. $20 All SISTIC outlets Ma'ma Yong - About Nothing Much To Do panggung ARTS 16 – 17 May: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on 17, 18 May. Play Den, The Arts House Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing using the traditional Kelantanese artform, Mak Yong. This version of the Shakespearean comedy promises to be full of colour, humour, song and dance and will be performed in Malay, Mandarin, English and classic-Kelantanese, with English surtitles. Directed by Muhammad Najib Soiman (bijaN) and starring Aidli ‘Alin’ Mosbit, Helmi Fita, Mohd Zulfadli Rashid (Big) and Serena Pang. $25 The Arts House Kenneth Kwok Ferdinand The Bull Players Theatre 17, 18, 24, 25 May: 11am. Additional 5pm matinees on 17, 24 May. Ulu Pandan CC Theatrette Ferdinand the Bull is a hilarious, one hour-long flamenco-flavored family musical based on the beloved book by Munro Leaf. This classic tale of individuality set in Spain is about a bull named Ferdinand and the young Duke Danilo. Ferdinand doesn’t want to fight and butt heads like all the other bulls - he wants to take care of his beautiful flowers! Meanwhile, the young Danilo wants to dance but his father, the belligerent Duke Dodo, wants him to be a great, macho Spanish bullfighter. When the Duke goes to find the toughest toro (bull) for his son’s first bullfight, he mistakenly picks gentle Ferdinand. Will Ferdinand and Danilo decide to follow their own hearts or live out the expectations of others? $20 All SISTIC outlets All shows are followed by a Q&A session that helps young audience members consolidate their thoughts about the show, clarify any questions they might have on who, how, why and to ask the actors any questions about themselves or how theatre is made. P Ramlee The Musical The Esplanade 17 – 19 May: 8pm. Additional 2:30pm matinee on 17 May. Esplanade Theatre A stage production worthy of a legend, P.Ramlee The Musical pays tribute to one of Malaysia’s most consummate entertainers, the legendary P Ramlee whose outstanding body of work in film and music, and artistic genius survives even till today. This dazzling musical will take audiences back in time to the glory days of the 40’s 50’s, and 60’s with elaborate sets and props, stunning costumes and live music featuring some of Ramlee’s popular pieces. It will also reflect the softer side of the man with a focus on his loves, passions and personal life. The musical will feature a stellar line-up of stars from Malaysia. In Malay. $40, $60, $80, $100 All SISTIC outlets The Verdict The Open Stage 18, 19 May: 8pm DBS Arts Centre Heralded as one of the all-time great theatrical releases, The Verdict, based on Reginald Rose’s 12 Angry Men, is an intense drama focusing on a jury's deliberations in a murder trial involving an 18-year-old boy who is accused of stabbing his father. As deliberations unfold the play quickly becomes a blistering character study of the jurors' complex personalities ranging from wise, bright and empathetic to arrogant, prejudiced and merciless. $50, $30, $25 (Restricted View) All SISTIC outlets Fast & Fresh Word Forward Limited 20 – 23 May. Heats: 20, 21 May. Finals: 23 May. Timings to be confirmed. Play Den, The Arts House The Fast & Fresh festival is a youth-oriented version of Short & Sweet, Australia's premier ten minute play competition. Featuring plays written, directed, produced and enacted by teenagers (18 and under), Fast & Fresh is a three-tiered competition that showcases and gives the best young talents in Singapore the exposure and guidance necessary to stage quality productions, while connecting them to our theatre scene. Free admission Tacomitac Compagnia Teatro Dimitri (Switzerland) 21 – 27 May: 10am, 2pm Drama Centre Theatre Little cobbler and prankster Tallina thinks life is all about playing tricks and laughing at others’ misfortunes – until she provokes an unexpected response from one of her victims. Together with her friend Quak, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and learns how to bring joy to the lives of others. 19-year-old company Compagnia Teatro Dimitri, touring arm of the Swiss theatre school of the same name, turns this charming Polish fairy tale into a heart-warming comedy. 75 minutes. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival’s Kidsfest. $22, $28 All SISTIC outlets Moonbird I Theatre 21 May – 7 June: 3:30pm. Tue and Wed, additional 10:30am shows. Thu, additional 10:30am, 11am and 7:30pm shows. Fri - Sun, additional 11am and 7:30pm shows. Alliance Francaise Theatre Moonchild is blowing bubbles when one bubble pops on an Earth baby - Little Prince Orla - and surrounds him in silence. Orla can no longer hear the sounds of the earth but hope comes from the mysterious Moonbird who takes Orla on a mystical journey to the magical Moongarden, where marvellous creatures teach him how to speak with his hands and listen with his eyes. Blending Asian aesthetics of mask and movement with western theatre styles, and combining the spoken word with sign and song, this musical theatre production for the whole family, adapted from Joyce Dunbar’s beautifully written story about deafness will captivate you from the start, whether you are four or eighty-four. The company will be using a number of different puppetry techniques, as well as mask and live acting, blending vocal speech and signing for the deaf together with song and live music. For ages 4 and above. 70 minutes. $19 All SISTIC outlets A free resource and stimulus pack is available for teachers who make a group booking. Monster Hits Tall Stories (UK) 21 – 27 May: 11:30am, 3:30pm. Drama Centre Black Box Everyone knows there are monsters hiding in your walls and cupboards, including poor little William. As he hides out in his spooky little bedroom attic in Grandpa’s old house, he’s got to convince Grandpa that they’ll have to deal with the big bad beasts together so he’ll get to sleep at night – but Grandpa has no imagination whatsoever! London-based theatre group Tall Stories brings this favourite bed-time setting to life with its trademark brand of physical theatre, humour and an interactive performance. 75 minutes. For ages 3 and above. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival’s Kidsfest. $22, $28 All SISTIC outlets Robinson Crusoe Act 3 International 21 – 27 May: 11:30am, 3:30pm Drama Centre Robinson Crusoe sails away from home into the high seas, but is shipwrecked after a thunderstorm and drifts onto a strange island. How does he deal with finding food, building a house and man-eating islanders? He saves and befriends a native, whom he calls Friday. Together they go through life’s challenges and build a long-lasting bond sealed by courage and circumstance. Stars Shane Mardjuki and Anwar Hadi. 75 minutes. For 5 – 10 year olds. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival’s Kidsfest. $22, $28 All SISTIC outlets Hamletmachine Theatre Training and Research Programme 22 – 31 May. 8pm. No shows on Sun and Mon. TTRP Theatre Lab, Emily Hill Müller wrote Hamletmachine in 1977 in East Germany, and called it the description of a petrified hope, an effort to articulate a despair so that it can be left behind. Banned by the East German authorities, it received its first staging in Brussels in 1978. Created in an era when communism began to crumble and capitalist society was to emerge from the debris, the play places Hamlet and Ophelia in the midst of 20th Century political, economic and social change. $28 Gatecrash The Reluctant Dragon and The Wind in the Willows The Singapore Lyric Opera 22 – 24 May: 3:30pm, 7:30pm Victoria Theatre The Singapore Lyric Opera brings back its double-bill production of The Reluctant Dragon and The Wind in the Willows this May. The Reluctant Dragon is a stirring tale about the friendship between a shepherd’s son and a gentle and poetic dragon, who is reluctant to fight and would love nothing better than to be accepted into society. The Wind in the Willows is a cautionary tale about the dangers of materialism and what it means to be truly happy. This classic, written by Kenneth Grahame in 1908 stars characters such as Mole, Mr Toad and Mr Badger. Both stories deal with themes of multiculturalism, racial harmony, personal roots and a sense of home and will appeal to the young and the young at heart. One hour with a 15-minute interval. For ages 6 and above. $25, $20, $18 All SISTIC outlets Arts On The Move National Arts Council 23 May - 15 Jun Various Arts On The Move brings the buzz back into the Singapore cityscape! Performances include Frontier Danceland's dance-theatre piece One Table Three Chairs about three generations gathering at the family dining table and Belgium's La Guardia Flamenca's intoxicating mix of flamenco, zapateado, palmas, etc. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival. Free Schedule available at the Singapore Arts Festival website Badang Returns Teater Kami 23 May: 8pm. 24 May: 11am, 3pm. Teater Kami Black Box, 126 Cairnhill Arts Centre The National Museum houses a fragment of the Singapore Stone. It is said that the stone was thrown from the Sultan's palace at Fort Canning hill by a man named Badang, during a competition of strength many many years ago. In Badang Returns, Badang finds himself in modern-day Singapore on a quest to return to his own time. An interactive play for children. $15 teaterkami@hotmail.com Gentarasa 2008: Metamorphosis People's Association Malay Activity Co-ordinating Council 24 May: 12pm, 8pm Esplanade Theatre The life cycle of the butterfly is the inspiration for this performative ode to Malay culture, an ambitious interplay of traditional music, dance and theatre. Metamorphosis will chart the evolution of the Malay performing arts of the past 20 years and is supported by a 70-piece orchestra of gamelan, angklung, dikir vioices and western instruments. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival's Asian Showcase. $20, $38, $48 Community Centres and PA Headquarters (Tel: 6340 5100) www.mesra.org.sg Men of Steel Tamara Rewse, Hamish Fletcher and Sam Routledge (Australia) and National Heritage Board 24, 25 May: 10am, 2pm. 26, 27 May: 11am. National Museum Gallery Theatre Winner of the Festival Directors Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Men of Steel sees three mad chefs animating everything from an electric frypan to a tin of dog food in a puppet extravaganza of epic proportions. Across three episodes of cartoon violence, physical comedy and mess (lots and lots of mess), the Men of Steel will delight the children of Singapore with their extraordinary puppetry skills and vicious sense of humour. Known for exquisite puppetry combined with a vicious sense of humour that appeals to all ages, this is object theatre at its inventive best. One hour. Recommended for children between 6 and 10. Part of the Children’s Season 2008 at the National Museum. $20 All SISTIC outlets Matrioska Tiago Guedes (Portugal) and National Heritage Board 24, 25 May: 6pm. 26, 27 May: 3pm. National Museum Gallery Theatre A singer and her shadow, two animals, a strange creature coming out of a meteorite, an invisible being crossing the stage - these are the ingredients of Matrioska. This original and highly imaginative performance stimulates the natural curiosity in children, probing them to discover, question and form their understanding of the elements that are presented to them in a spontaneous, surprising way. Matrioska is meant to be an enigma from the beginning to the end, with discovery as its core theme. Based on the idea that there are overlapping layers in the things we see, Matrioska will thrill young audiences with successive transformations of the stage setting and its characters, often with no apparent order, thus challenging the young ones to organise their thoughts and build their own stories at the end. A truly unique theatrical experience for both parents and children! One hour. Recommended for children age 6-10 years old. Part of the Children’s Season 2008 at the National Museum. $20 All SISTIC outlets Little Women The Stage Club 28 - 31 May: 7:30pm DBS Arts Centre Set during the American Civil War, Little Women is a poignant coming-of-age story about four sisters: pretty Meg, who longs to be all that is right and proper; boyish Jo, who loses her temper regularly and dreams of becoming a famous writer; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy, who is inclined towards affectation; and Beth, who helps keep house and is always kind and gentle. As the story progresses and the girls blossom into womanhood, they learn to cope with issues ranging from romance and marriage to hardship and loss. This show is the directorial debut for London-trained actress Anna Vardy and features a talented and experienced cast including Angela Barolsky, Emilie-Ann Oehlers, Kim Maxwell and Mini Elliot. $18, $30, $35 All SISTIC outlets The Architecture of Silence Slovene National Theatres Opera & Ballet Maribor and Ljubljana (Slovenia) and the Singapore Festival Orchestra 29 – 31 May: 8pm Esplanade Theatre A spectacular musical and visual performance that explores the universal theme of the relationship between man and woman, this monumental production by award-winning choreographer Edward Clug weaves Mozart’s Requiem in D minor KV 626 and contemporary Polish composer Priesners’s Requiem for My Friend into a powerful art of movement. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival. $130, $110, $95, $75, $55, $35 All SISTIC outlets Post-show dialogue with Edward Clug on 30 May. See below for more information about the dance workshop conducted by Edward Clug on 31 May. Registration by 21 May. Malcolm Tay For All The Wrong Reasons Victoria (Belgium) 30 May – 1 Jun: 8pm Esplanade Theatre Studio Six different people meet on stage and share their personal stories. Control versus chaos - For All The Wrong Reasons looks at all kinds of ‘stupid’ things and translates the absurdity of life – the clichés and details of humanity - as only Lies Pauwels, one of Europe’s emerging directors, knows how. Some coarse language and intimate scenes. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival. $38 All SISTIC outlets Post-show dialogue with Lies Pauwels and cast on 30, 31 May. See below for more information on the talk by Lies Pauwels with The Necessary Stage's Alvin Tan on the process of devising theatre (31 May). Maha Mela - Dharma Margam Bhaskar's Arts Academy 31 May: 6pm Little India, open field opposite Serangoon Plaza This extravaganza is an all-night, dusk to dawn special, celebrating the Indian cultural heritage in Singapore with everything from colourful Indian folk dance and Kathakali to fusion Indian music, as well as enactments of an Indian epic story through Chinese opera and Malay puppet theatre. Bring your own mat to welcome the dawn with a mass yoga session! Part of the Singapore Arts Festival's Asian Showcase. Free Soorya Global Festival of Indian Dance and Music Soorya Singapore 1 Jun: 6pm Esplanade Concert Hall The Soorya Global Festival which will travel across sixteen countries features some of the most acclaimed classical Indians art forms as presented by accomplished performers in dance and music. The dance segment consists of Kuchupudi, Mohiniattam and Kathak performances while the music segment features a jugalbandhi (confluence of two styles) of the Hindustani and Carnatic styles of Northern and Southern India for two of the great stringed classical music instruments, the veena and the sitar. $30, $50 All SISTIC outlets http://www.sooryafest.org/index.htm Radio and Juliet Slovene National Theatre Maribor (Slovenia) 3 Jun: 8pm Esplanade Theatre In Radio and Juliet, choreographer Edward Clug unites Shakespeare’s most famous story of all time with one of UK’s foremost rock bands, Radiohead, in his characteristic sharp movements. Taking a different angle to the traditional plot, Clug reveals an utterly amazing body language in this intimate dance re-play of the eternal love story. 55 minutes. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival. $35, $45, $65, $85, $105 All SISTIC outlets Post-show dialogue with Edward Clug on 3 June. See below for more information about the dance workshop conducted by Edward Clug on 31 May. Registration by 21 May. Stephanie Burridge no direction Nibroll (Japan) 4, 5 Jun: 8pm Victoria Theatre With choreography, music, lighting, video and fashion sharing an equal footing, Nibroll creates interdisciplinary works that challenge social conventions. With the aim of exploring a new field not confined to dance, no direction sharply describes today’s miscommunication which sometimes results in discord, friction, conflicts and loss of direction. 70 minutes. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival. $25, $35, $45, $55 All SISTIC outlets Post-show dialogue with Nibroll on 4 Jne. www.nibroll.com Short + Sweet Singapore Short + Sweet (Singapore) Short + Sweet, a festival of 10-minute plays, returns to Singapore this June. With a smorgasbord of razor sharp comedy, sizzling drama and sensational intrigue, your appetite is sure to be satisfied! The gala final will showcase the ten most entertaining and engaging plays as voted by a panel of industry judges and audience members over three weeks. Which play from this theatre banquet will be awarded Best Overall Production? Who will we toast as Best Actor and Best Actress? Make sure you are there to taste the excitement for yourself! Top 30 Plays 5 - 8, 12 - 15, 19 - 22 Jun: 8pm. 8, 15, 22 Jun: 3pm. Studio Theatre, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts $25, $20 The Arts House Staged Readings of the Top 20 7, 14 June: 3pm Play Den, The Arts House $10 The Arts House Gala Final 27 - 29 Jun: 8pm Esplanade Theatre Studio $35 All SISTIC outlets Mandarin 10 19 – 22 Jun: 8pm. 22 Jun: 3pm. Play Den, The Arts House $25, $20 The Arts House Drift Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (China) and Drama Box 5 – 7 Jun: 8pm Drama Centre Drama Box returns to the Festival with Drift, a tale of two cities that spans across three generations. Directed by Kok Heng Leun and written by well known Chinese playwright Nick Yu, Drift explores the theme of modernization and is a landmark collaboration between Drama Box and Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre. Features a stellar cast including Zhou Yemang and Lim Kay Siu. Mature themes. 100 minutes. In Mandarin with English surtitles. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival. $28, $40, $50, $60 All SISTIC outlets Post-show dialogue with Kok Heng Leun on 5 June. www.china-drama.com Matthew Lyon Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 1927 (UK) 6, 7 Jun: 8pm Esplanade Recital Studio To a wicked combination of 1920s cabaret, live performance and back-projected animation, add a generous dose of silver screen glamour and weird, twisted humour and you have Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Dive into a series of warped fairytale-like vignettes delivered by two deadpan, morbidly white-faced, frightfully refined sisters, accompanied on the piano by a third. Presented as part of Flipside: Singapore Arts Festival. $35 All SISTIC outlets Amjad La La La Human Steps (Canada) 6, 7 Jun: 8pm Esplanade Theatre Led by acclaimed Canadian choreographer Édouard Lock, La La La Human Steps is one of the most recognized dance companies in the world. Drawing inspirations from notable ballets Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, Amjad marries poetry, tradition and modernity in seamless beauty that lovers of contemporary dance should not miss. 100 minutes. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival. $35, $55, $75, $95, $110, $130 All SISTIC outlets Post-show dialogue with Édouard Lock on 6 June. www.lalalahumansteps.com Malcolm Tay Forward Moves Ebelle Chong, Neo Hong Chin, Joavien Ng and Tang Fu Kuen 7, 8 Jun: 8pm Esplanade Theatre Studio Featuring three promising female choreographers Ebelle Chong, Neo Hong Chin and Joavien Ng, Forward Moves continues to be a significant platform for Singapore’s emergent dance makers to stage their choreographic debut in the Festival. 75 minutes. Part of the Singapore Arts Festival. $35 All SISTIC outlets Post-show dialogue with Ebelle Chong, Neo Hong Chin and Joavien Ng on 6 June. Ng Yi-Sheng