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Plays for Young People III: Reader’s Theatre
12 March, 2022 @ 2:30 pm
$100
Extracts from five plays, translated by a pool of 20 local emerging translators, will be read on stage in a reader’s theatre.
Playwrights and play introductions
IQ.Rock
Playwright: Khairi Anwar (Kuala Lumpur)
Theme: Education in a Malaysian Village
IQ.Rock (2018) received critical acclaim and describes the gulf between teacher and student due to differences in racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.
E.S.D.F.
Playwright: Lin Meng Huan (Taichung)
Theme: Earth and Humans
Hei would not submit to the government’s “Craze for Game, Game for Cash” scheme, and joins E.S.D.F., only to discover dark conspiracies between future humans and AI! This story reflects on the effects of technology on earth.
Docuanimal
Playwright: Olga Macrinici (Chișinău)
Theme: Humans and Animals
Docuanimal is full of monologues that talk about our relationship to animals in a non-judgmental, borderless and friendly way, full of irony and surprises.
The Sweetness of a Sting
Playwright: Chinonyerem Odimba (London)
Theme: Identity and Nature
Badger’s parents decide they want to return to their home country, so he is confronted with the possibility of leaving everything he knows and becoming a visitor in a strange world. Attempting to run away and escape his parents’ plans, Badger finds himself in a world full of insects, stories and Thunder – a land beneath our feet that he cannot escape from. This fantastical story looks at what it means to be young – disconnected from nature, and from your identity.
Grimm Adventures – A Reimagination of Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Playwright: Dr Vicki Ooi (Hong Kong) & Thomas Lawson (London)
Theme: Good vs Evil and Teamwork
Can Red Riding Hood, leader of the Forest Fists work together with Wolf, Thumbling and the Little Tailor to defeat evil? Will Hansel and Gretel be saved from the Witch and find their way back home?
Plays for Young People III: Reader’s Theatre
Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection
Date: 2:30pm, 12 March, 2022
Venue: Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre Theatre
Tickets: $100 from Urbtix
