“WILD RICE’s provocative ambush of a play [shows] why our history is so much richer and more complex than we thought.”
- The Business Times
As the Singapore Bicentennial is celebrated, six young people form a group called Raffles Must Fall to examine our country’s colonial legacy. During their gatherings, they pore over forgotten texts and artefacts, re-enacting scenes from the past to better understand the nightmare of subjugation… and the dream of self-determination.
This was the first show I got to perform in WILD RICE’s new Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre at Funan - Singapore’s only thrust stage.
Having the audience so close to us - on 3 sides - really took some getting used to.
But once we did, it allowed us to play in ways that just aren’t possible on a regular proscenium arch stage. And the acoustics were amazing too.
It was a real privilege to be able to revisit these historical characters, and reframe the narrative of our history for a modern Singapore audience.