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1 Nov - 11 Dec 2020 | KC Arts Centre - Home of SRT
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Based on Mitch Albom’s best-selling memoir, Tuesdays with Morrie is a play so touching, powerful and celebratory it may change your outlook on life.
Sixteen years after graduation, career-obsessed journalist Mitch reunites with his former college professor and mentor, Morrie, who is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). What starts as a simple visit turns into a life-changing weekly pilgrimage – always on Tuesdays – that enables Morrie to teach his final and most important lesson – how to live.
This exploration of friendship, life and death will make you cry, think, feel…but above all it will make you laugh.
The role of Morrie will be performed by Remesh Panicker (Art, Romeo & Juliet, Merchant of Venice) while Benjamin Chow (Romeo & Juliet, The LKY Musical) will perform the role of Mitch. Directed by Samantha Scott-Blackhall.
"A touching, life-affirming, deeply emotional drama with a generous dose of humor."
- New York Daily News
"Unforgettable! No matter how well you tell the story, the play makes it more vivid, more shattering, more humorous."
- New York Magazine
“It is really a play about hope! It shares so many pearls of wisdom that I leave feeling optimistic about life and it’s possibilities. I have also laughed out loud many times in rehearsals. There are so many funny moments! I think the audience will enjoy learning, laughing and quietly listening.” – Samantha Scott-Blackhall, Director
SAFETY MEASURES IN OUR THEATRE
We know you are as excited about the reopening of theatres as we are. However, we seek your help to maintain safety measures required for the health and wellbeing of the community. This is crucial in order for arts venues to remain open in these unprecedented times.
All patrons will receive by email an event reminder with the full list of safety measures implemented at KC Arts Centre – Home of SRT. The event reminder can also be found by clicking here.
We have highlighted some important measures here for your convenience:
Apart from the measures above and limiting audience numbers, SRT ensures the cleaning and disinfection of the theatre before and after all performances. We have also coated our theatre with Antimicrobial Shield.
KC Arts Centre – Home of SRT is SG Clean certified
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Sign Language Interpreted Performance: 21 Nov 2020, 6pm
Sign Language Interpreted performances are designed to cater for Deaf or Hard of Hearing patrons. In a signed performance, there will be a trained interpreter, who will be placed in a visible position on or near by the stage. The interpreter will sign all auditory elements of the show using Singapore Sign Language. Seating is allocated for each signed performance to provide an optimal view to both the show and the interpreter.
Audio Described Performance: 21 Nov 2020, 6pm
An Audio Described performance is for patrons who are Blind or Vision Impaired, who require the theatre performance to be described live by a trained Audio Describer. The performance is verbally described and transmitted to the audience members through their own mobile phone device with earphones.
Click here for the Audio Described Pre-show notes (Audio Version).
Click here for the Audio Described Pre-show Notes (Text Version).
Click here for a checklist to use the Audio Description service.
Please contact SRT’s Box Office at boxoffice@srt.com.sg for more enquiries and/or ticket purchase for the Sign Language Interpreted Performance and/or the Audio Described Performance.
15% Early Bird Discount [SOLD OUT]
Applicable for 1 – 15 Nov performances only.
[Valid till 20 Oct 2020.]
$15 YOUth Tickets by Bloomberg Philanthropies [SOLD OUT]
Limited tickets available for the 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19 Nov 6pm performances.
[Patrons must be Singapore Citizens.]
[Patrons must be aged 16 to 25 years old.]
[Limited to two tickets per transaction.]
[Checks on concession tickets will be conducted at the point of entry. Those who do not present proof of eligibility will not be admitted.]
Event Date
Previews on 1 & 3 Nov 2020
Premieres 4 Nov 2020
Tuesday - Saturday: 6pm & 9pm
Sunday: 3pm & 6pm
Venue
KC Arts Centre - Home of SRT
Ticket Pricing
Previews (1 & 3 Nov) and
Sunday Matinees, 3pm:
Stall seating - $50
Circle seating - $45
Tue - Thu, 6pm & 9pm:
Stall seating - $60
Circle seating - $55
Fri & Sat, 6pm & 9pm
and Sun, 6pm:
Stall seating - $65
Circle seating - $60
Duration
Approximately 1 hr 30 mins
Rating
General
Recommended for ages 12 and up
Event Reminder
To ensure the safety of all who enter our theatre, we have put together a short guide to help you navigate the important information you need for your upcoming visit. Please read the event reminder here.
This critically acclaimed actor has worked with local and international directors, in drama and comedy, in Singapore and abroad, from Shakespeare to broad comedy.
He’s played God and the Devil, breathing life into an eclectic assortment of characters - from a talking vaudevillian chicken to Shylock, a brilliant but declining mathematician to a gormless go-between, a beloved Hindu deity to an apartheid-era African, a blue-collar Malaysian tradesman to the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Along the way, in addition to rave reviews, this former Associate Artistic Director of the Singapore Repertory Theatre has picked up 5 LIFE! Theatre Award nominations and 3 wins - Best Actor (ART), Best Supporting Actor (Proof) and again, Best Supporting Actor (Merchant of Venice), and an Asian Television Awards nomination for Best Actor (The Hush).
His forays into TV and film are more recent, with his portrayal of Nelson Kumar and Dr. D’ Silva in Weiyu Films’ The Hush and Derek, respectively. He was previously seen on local telemovies Common Space and The Learning Curve.
But Remesh’s “day-job” is not in front of the camera or under the theatre spotlight.
He’s a multi award-winning executive producer, writer, script doctor and creative consultant with extensive experience in the documentary and drama genres. He also works with corporations in several areas - providing advice on communications, strategy, creatives and production, including speechwriting for their C-suite bosses.
Remesh’s other job - professional narrator, voice talent and voice actor - is something he’s been doing for nearly 45 years. He’s clocked over 2000 hours of recordings for blue-chip commercials, corporate films, animations, on-air promos and prestigious LIVE events. But his passion is giving voice to documentaries - something he’s done for award-winning programmes on the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel, the History Channel, Bio Channel and Channel News Asia.
He dedicates his journey on Tuesdays with Morrie to all who have supported his theatrical indulgences these past 45 years, especially his encouraging family.
As an actor, Benjamin has been seen, notably, as ‘Bobby Strong’ in Urinetown (Pangdemonium), ‘Kin Jek’ in Press Gang (Wild Rice), 'Mark' in RENT the musical, ‘Smee’ in Peter & The Starcatcher, 'Benmin' in Tango (Pangdemonium), 'Prince Tun' in Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress (SRT) and as 'Lim Chin Siong' in The LKY Musical (Metropolitan Productions) the last two roles earning him Best Supporting Actor twice at the Life! Theatre Awards. He has also been seen in Dragonflies (Pangdemonium), Lao Jiu (The Theatre Practice), My Love is Blind (Generasia), Romeo & Juliet (SRT), Knuffle Bunny and Elephant and Piggy (Players Theatre), The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Junior Claus (The Little Company) and heard as the ‘Scientists’ in Til the End of the World, We’ll Meet in No Man’s Land. As a director, Benjamin helmed Into the Woods (TEMAN) in Jakarta, and The Cave, an original work by Annabel Tan presented at the Twenty-Something theatre Festival. Benjamin is also a working Voice Over professional whose audiobook work can currently be found on Storytel.
