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SINGAPORE THEATRE OASIS
THE STAGE SANCTUARY
A creative refuge for the public & the playwrights
Singapore Theatre Oasis
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Playwriting Spa
The Stage
Sanctuary | Mind Spring
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“The audience represents a major component in the art of live
theatre. We have, therefore, deliberately made it fun and exciting
for the general public to become an integral part of the play
development process. Their participation, feedback and patronage
will contribute significantly to the creation of Singapore
originals.”
- Ekachai
Uekrongtham,
ACTION Theatre's Artistic Director |
The Stage Sanctuary, a creative refuge
for the public and the playwrights offers two audience-participation
programmes, both of which are open free of charge to the public, on a
first come, first served basis.
“The play creation process does not have to be an isolated,
stressed-out experience for the playwrights. Active audience
participation will not only enliven it but also contribute to the
shaping of plays that will eventually have to be staged in front of a
live audience.”
- Desmond Sim, Oasis Director &
ACTION Theatre's Associate Artistic
Director
POTLUCK THEATRE
At a Potluck Theatre session, playwrights from The Playwriting Spa
meet the public, share their works-in-progress with them in an
informal manner. This open-air event is held in the garden courtyard
at 42 Waterloo Street.
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Culinary delights at
Potluck Theatre come in the form of food dishes brought in by the
playwrights, the audience as well as celebrity chefs such as Life!
food columnist Sylvia Tan, Life! food critic Wong Ah Yoke and
Singapore's top comedian/actor Hossan Leong.
Bite into selected scenes from the playwrights' upcoming plays while
feasting on special gourmet creations including Sylvia Tan's Babi Asam
Garam (Perenakan delicacy featuring grilled tender meat marinated in
delicate Tamarind and aromatic spices), Wong Ah Yoke's Krathong Thong
(Savoury light-as-air pastry shells stuffed with fragrant and juicy
minced meat) and Hossan Leong's Gorgeous Green Curry (concocted from a
secret recipe passed on to him by a Thai native).
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Sylvia Tan |
Wong Ah Yoke |
Hossan Leong |
Potluck Theatre 2004/2005 Schedule
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Potluck Theatre I
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Sat
11 Dec 04, 6pm |
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Potluck Theatre II |
Sat
19 Feb 05, 6pm |
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Potluck Theatre III
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Sat
26 Mar 05, 6pm |
Venue: Garden Courtyard & The Stage
Under the Tree at 42 Waterloo Street
To apply for complimentary membership to Singapore Theatre Oasis and
enjoy priority access to free tickets to Potluck Theatre as well as
other privileges, please click here.
THEATRE IDOLS
Another programme within The Sanctuary is a series of interactive
audience participation shows called Theatre Idols. Complete plays from
the Playwriting Spa are given staged readings directed by 2-time Life!
Theatre Award nominee Samantha Scott-Blackhall in front of live
audiences, after which Guest Commentators will give on-the-spot,
no-holds-barred but constructive critique on the new works.
The audience are also able to add their two cents' worth LIVE before
voting for their favourite plays and their favourite actors in Theatre
Idols.
Guest Commentators for the 2004/2005 Theatre Idols are theatre
academic Dr K K Seet, known for his acerbic but often dead-on accurate
commentary; the fearlessly opinionated arts journalist Ong Sor Fern,
and the sharp, witty former Deputy Public Prosecutor and celebrated
playwright Eleanor Wong.
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Dr K K Seet Ong |
Sor Fern |
Eleanor Wong |
Samantha
Scott-Blackhall |
All plays featured in Theatre Idols
will also be considered for full stagings as part of ACTION Theatre's
future seasons.
Smitten, Flesh & Blood, Certified Virgin
and Women Who Have To Cook
The plays to be featured in Theatre Idols 2004/2005 include:
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Certified Virgin |
Flesh & Blood |
Smitten |
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Smitten by David
Fuhrmann-Lim |
A frantic and fanatic
play about voicemail, wanking, zodiacs and a man who can't get his
ex to return his phone calls. |
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Flesh & Blood by
Jean Tay |
A riveting
psychological thriller about a man searching for the truth behind
the death of his childhood playmate. |
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Certified Virgin by
Cindy Koh |
A comic and at times
heartbreaking piece about a Vietnamese girl and her pursuit for a
certificate that declares her a virgin so she can come to
Singapore to be in a place where “men love their wives”. |
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Women Who Have to
Cook by Ovidia Yu |
An interactive
theatrical experience where Peranakan food plays a lead role next
to a divorcee who needs to cook to justify her existence as a
woman. |
Additionally, Theatre Idols also
features selected works created by members of The Playwriting Spa.
Theatre Idols 2004/2005 Schedule:
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Theatre Idols I
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Sat 11
Dec 04, 8pm |
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Theatre Idols II |
Sat 15
Jan 05, 8pm |
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Theatre Idols III
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Sat 19
Mar 05, 8pm |
To apply for
complimentary membership
to Singapore Theatre Oasis and enjoy priority access to free tickets
to Theatre Idols as well as other privileges, please
click here.
Find out more about the other two components of Singapore Theatre
Oasis
Mind Spring
The Playwriting Spa
Singapore Theatre Oasis
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Playwriting Spa
The Stage
Sanctuary | Mind Spring
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