May 2006

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Cake Theatrical Productions - Queenping

Discount for ASA Members!

In the bloodthirsty game of human ping-pong, only one can emerge victorious. The loser faces certain death. the queen bee sits on her throne. Watching with such intensity. She slips and slides. Watching. Watching. Her head turning on an axis, the bristles on her back erect, her sting so ready it's aching.

Then all of a sudden the agonising cry of defeat and it's all over. The time has arrived. The world has stopped for one person and the bitch begins to feast.

Queen Ping is about how power, identity, control and sexuality play out in the lives of four people whose paths connect and collide in present day reality and in the realm of dream and fantasy.

Queen Ping is set to be a deliciously dark, wickedly funny, totally irreverent piece of work.

Written and Directed by Natalie Hennedige; Performed by Michael Corbidge, Nora Samosir, Noorlinah Mohd, Rizman Putra and Brian Gothong Tan

Venue: Esplanade Theatre Studio
Dates: 11 - 13 May 2006, 8PM
Rated: R[A] 18

The Theatre Practice - Objects of Desire

Objects of Desire will make imagination run wild!

Observe how the actors communicate with an audience through movement alone, without the use of any spoken language or elaborate costumes.

Objects of Desire is a light- hearted, original piece, which playfully prompts you to see objects in a new light! Gain a greater appreciation and awareness of your microwave, condom, vacuum cleaner, slipper and umbrella as seven actors depict them. Objects of Desire will make you wonder about the possible emotional roller coaster that your every day things go through, should they have a living breathing body.

So join us as we bring to live the many objects around us and delve into their inner most thoughts. We guarantee that you will never look at your umbrella the same way again!

Director: Kuo Jing Hong; Performers: Jaiakumar s/o Sinan (Singapore), Amy Tam Ka Man (Hong Kong), Sajeev Purushothama Kurup (India), Sreejith. Ramanan (India), Alberto Ruiz Lopez (Mexico), Seng Soo Meng (Malaysia), Zachary Ho (Singapore)

Venue: The Theatre Practice Studio 4, 155 Waterloo Street, Stamford Arts Centre Level 2
Dates: 16-18 May, 7.30pm; 19-20 May, 7.30 & 9.30pm; 20-21 May, 3.30pm; 21 May, 7.30pm (Highlighted in white - rating G; other timings suitable for 16 years and above)
Pay as you want

NUS Centre For the Arts - Man of Letters

An NUS-commissioned musical by Dick Lee
Presented by NUS Centre For the Arts

Dick Lee’s first romantic musical, Man of Letters dramatises the love triangle of University of Malaya students during Singapore’s political unrest in the 1950s. Shy medical freshie Ming falls in love with the beautiful brainy Roseanne but cannot believe she would love him back. When his best friend, the handsome hot-head Gan Seng shares he too is in love with her, Ming steps back and helps him woo Roseanne by composing passionate love letters on his behalf. Their love story unfolds amidst the turbulence of a historical era marked by student riots and racial tension.

Uniquely Singaporean, it will feature new music by Dick and boasts a stellar cast of home-grown talent including Robin Goh, Emma Yong, George Chan, Gani Abdul Karim, Celine Rosa Tan and NUS alumni. Adapted from Edmond Rostand’s literary classic Cyrano de Bergerac, it is inspired by NUS alumnus and eminent ophthalmologist Prof Arthur Lim’s From a Doctor’s Diary published in 1999.

All ticket proceeds go towards the NUS Arts Fund for home grown productions. For more information on Man of Letters, please visit www.nus.edu.sg/cfa/MOL/

Venue: University Cultural Centre Hall, National University of Singapore
Dates: 17-21 May 2006, 8pm
Tickets at S$88, S$68, S$48, S$38 from SISTIC

Fly Entertainment - Camp Comedy

Discounts for ASA Members

Singapore – 18th April, 2006 – Brace yourself Singapore…FLY ENTERTAINMENT presents the inaugural CAMP COMEDY 2006- A laugh a minute extravaganza that takes apart and reinvents Asian stand-up comedy, bringing both local and international heavyweights all under one roof!

The first if its kind, Camp Comedy boasts a double bill lineup of both international and local comedians with a program bursting with the anarchic, the ridiculous, the surreal, the smart-arsed... and the just plain silly.

The brainchild of one of Singapore’s funniest women, Irene Ang, Camp Comedy showcases the best of ASIAN stand-up comedy from all over the world, including our very own homegrown best.

With her firm belief that Singapore’s raucous yet under-rated comedy scene is a fertile incubator for aspiring and famous comics alike, Irene aims to put Camp Comedy on the  international laughing trail and bring the best of the best right to your doorstep!

For four sidesplitting nights, both comedy aficionados and regular heartlanders looking for a good laugh will enjoy an unprecedented opportunity to lark about with the likes of the irrepressible Kumar, everyone’s favourite Broadway Beng Sebastian Tan, the fiercely clever, savagely funny award winning Lounge-zilla and tour de force Rick Lau!

Venue: Zouk, 17 Jiak Kim Street
Dates: 18 - 21 May 2006, 8PM

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