FESTIVAL

PLAYS

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIPLE BILL

 

DATES :

Tue 1 Aug, 7.30pm

Wed 2 Aug, 2.30pm

Thu 3 Aug, 2.30pm

Fri 4 Aug, 7.30pm

 

PERFORMANCE VENUE :

Esplanade Recital Studio

 

DURATION :

2 hr performance followed by a 30 min post-show discussion

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory (Some Mature Content)

 

 

 

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NONSENSE

     Devised and Performed by:Down Syndrome Association (Singapore) Conceptualised, Written & Directed by:Jean Ng Assistant Director:Julius Foo

 

Nonsense is a story about refugees.

It is also a story about us.
War is nonsense.

Millions losing their families and homes is nonsense.

And then,

What we take as sense may sometimes be nonsense.
What we take as nonsense may sometimes be beauty and hope.

 

Nonsense is an original play devised and performed by young people with Down syndrome and other intellectual differences.

 

 

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THE BOX

 

     Devised & Performed by:St Anthony's Canossian Secondary School Written & Directed by:Dwayne Lau

 

In a world saturated by social media and its influences on lifestyles, latest trends and body image, the temptation is to curate a pseudo perfect way of life. The Box explores the struggles that teenagers face negotiating this superficial world, filtering away flaws and blemishes so that all that remains is a hazy tint of reality.

 

 

 

 

 

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How Did I Mess Up

This Bad : An Analysis

 

     Staged by:UNSAID Directed by:Serena Ho

 

Can you cure your depression and anxiety in 24 hours? Rachel starts exercising, does arts and crafts, and hosts an evening interview show, all to find a cure for her mental health. But things start to get a bit more complicated when her friends visit and an accidental death occurs. An original play that draws from crowd-sourced stories on mental illness and our attitudes towards this in contemporary society.

 

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REASON

 

 

DATES :

Wed 2 Aug, 3pm

Thu 3 Aug, 3pm | 8pm

Fri 4 Aug, 3pm | 8pm

 

PERFORMANCE VENUE :

Esplanade Theatre Studio

 

DURATION :

1.5 hr performance followed by a 30 min post-show discussion

 

 

Advisory 16 (Some Mature Content)

 

 

 

 

A Festival Commission

 

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     Written by:Sim Yan Ying Directed by:Adib Kosnan

 

A classic boy-meets-girl story in modern day Singapore. Or is it?

 

Without Reason explores the challenges of an interracial relationship where a Chinese girl and a Malay boy struggle to overcome cultural differences, reconcile religious beliefs, and manage the expectations of friends and family. This coming-of-age story will take you on an unforgettable quest for love and the search for identity.

 

This play was originally written and devised under the mentorship of Buds Youth Theatre Development and received development support from Centre 42.

 

 

 

Interview with

Youth Playwright, Sim Yan Ying

 

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