2006 Performances

Secret Bridesmaid's Business

A seriously funny comedy by Elizabeth Coleman / Directed by Aarne Neeme (Australia)
29 November - 2 December 2006

On the eve of her wedding, Meg checks into a hotel with her bridesmaids, and mother, for a final night of fun and arrangements. But as she prepares for her dream wedding, the bridesmaids have some secret business to attend to – finding out whether they are right in suspecting the groom of having an affair!

HAS he been unfaithful already?

And does Meg even want to know?

A seriously funny play about female friendship, the madness of trying to create a perfect wedding day, and the perils of modern love and marriage.

Featuring TTRP’s 3rd cohort of graduating student-actors: Hung Chit-Wah, Felix (Hong Kong). Sia Ee Mien (Singapore), Amelia Tan (Malaysia), Sankar C Venkateswaran (India) & Xu Jia Li (China)

The Beckett Project directed by Patricia Boyette
Not I • *Footfalls • Play • Rockaby
24 - 27 August 2006

Critically acclaimed in USA, the U.K., Ireland and Austria, The Beckett Project makes its Asian debut this August with performances of four plays by renowned Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.

Joining award-winning American actress Patricia Boyette, the 3rd cohort of TTRP’s graduating actor-students will take on the difficult task of performing this diverse set of late plays by Samuel Beckett.

The Beckett Project will showcase graduating actor-students in Play and Footfalls and Boyette in her award-winning performances of Rockaby and Not I. These tightly orchestrated plays offer moments that are in turn haunting, evocative, and humorous. Given their precision, all offer a tremendous challenge for the actor.

Performed to mark the Beckett Centenary, The Beckett Project is a unique opportunity to experience the range and diversity of plays authored by the Nobel prize-winning Beckett in one evening—another milestone for Singapore theatre.

Beckett’s work has garnered much criticism and debate. Some have viewed him as a pessimist, while others think his work captures our common human condition.

The Secret Souk directed by Russell Cheek
2 - 5 March 2006

At this secret night market, villagers barter their daily wares as they eagerly exchange special tales - offerings, intended to save their waning Moon. The latest cleverly crafted software helps them generate more stories, but the Moon continues to pale and the dominant Sun prolongs the days.

Can they rediscover true human spirit, and find the courage to tell the tales that matter?

Traverse the byways of The Secret Souk, an inspiring series of twists and turns in this devised play with a warm, witty and capricious spirit. This
production draws strongly from Director Russell Cheek’s wide experience in directing and performing, and the many cultures of the cast.

Featuring TTRP’s 3rd cohort of graduating student-actors: Hung Chit-Wah,Felix (Hong Kong), Sia Ee Mien (Singapore), Amelia Tan (Malaysia), Sankar C Venkateswaran (India) & Xu Jia Li (China).