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1 May 2020, 8pm | Facebook Live (Rehearsed Reading)
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Is marriage still relevant to Singapore’s modern society?
Do women still consider marriage a milestone in their life?
When Seraphina brings Alistair, her ang moh boyfriend, to Singapore, he thinks they’re just having a cup of tea. Little does he know that he will be participating in his own wedding tea ceremony! But when the couple arrives, Sera makes a discovery so shocking its revelation would certainly stop the wedding! One by one, Xin Ru her sister, Alistair and Ma make the same discovery and for their own reasons, no one reveals. Absurd, funny and poignant, A Wedding, A Funeral & Lucky, the Fish will surely make you laugh because the alternative is a truth too bitter to swallow.
A Wedding, A Funeral & Lucky, the Fish was first presented in March 2014 under SRT’s Stage Two as a double-bill together with Stand Behind the Yellow Line by Michelle Tan. This was part of a dedicated playwright incubator programme with esteemed playwright David Henry Hwang as mentor and Jack Bradley as dramaturg. The programme culminated in a staging of the plays with a professional cast and helmed by director Samantha Scott-Blackhall.
The live streaming of A Wedding, A Funeral & Lucky, the Fish brings back the original cast of the 2014 production, featuring Amy Cheng, Isabella Chiam, Daniel Jenkins and Catherine Sng. Samantha Scott-Blackhall will be directing the rehearsed reading.
This live streaming of the rehearsed reading of A Wedding, A Funeral & Lucky, the Fish will include sign language interpretation. A Sign Language Interpreted performance is designed to cater for Deaf or Hard of Hearing patrons. The interpreter will sign all auditory elements of the show using Singapore Sign Language.
This Rehearsed Reading is presented under SRT’s “Made in Singapore”
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Event Date
1 May 2020, 8pm
Venue
Facebook Live (Rehearsed Reading)
Ticket Pricing
NIL
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Amy Cheng’s luminous performance on the acclaimed drama series Growing Up won her a Best Actress nomination at the 2001 Asian Television Awards. The cult classic soon earned her a loyal fan base and that led her to more leading roles on TV.
She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2006 Life! Theatre Awards for her scene-stealing role as the Banana Tree Sprit in her first mandarin musical, Toy Factory’s 10 Brothers. challenging roles in Mental and Bertha’s Nest and sold out play 251.
Her film credits include: playing the lead role in Zhao Wei Films’ Stories About Love and starred alongside Fann Wong in Just Follow Law, directed by Jack Neo. Her most recent film work is her role as Jacqueline Ling in Warner Bros. film, Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M. Chu, based on a book by Kevin Kwan.
Its been a busy 2 years since the release of Crazy Rich Asians for Amy – she was casted in numeous local dramas such as Love by Numbers, Mixed Signals, Classmates, Personal Best, Lion Mums 3 and 20 days. She also had the opportunity to be part of a Japanese film, ITO and HBO Singapore’s drama, Invisble Stories. Amy’s most recently see in the drama, TiTouDau, a series that follows the turbulent and colourful story of a real-life wayang star, Madam Oon Ah Chiam where she plays Mdm Leng. The show airs Tuesdays at 9.30pm on Channel 5.
Amy J Cheng is represented by FLY Entertainment.
Isabella Chiam is an actor, puppeteer & theatre practitioner based in London & Singapore. Trained at RADA, Isabella's recent theatre credits include Snow Queen (Polka Theatre), The Commuters (The Knotted Project), The Merchant of Venice (Singapore Repertory Theatre) & The Bride Always Knocks Twice (The Theatre Practice). She was twice-nominated and won for 'Best Ensemble' at the Life! Theatre Awards and is a National Arts Council (SG) Arts & Heritage Scholar. Isabella also has a deep interest in movement, collaborative theatre-making & actor training and is an adjunct lecturer at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (SG) & Identity School of Acting (UK). She strongly believes that theatre is a powerful tool for empowerment and social change, and is proud to be a part of theatre collective Five Stones Theatre (SG) & Arts for Action Ensemble (UK).
Catherine is best known for her television roles in Growing Up and School Days, but the active bilingual actress is also a regular presence in several theatrical and film productions. Her feature film credits include Chicken Rice War and Unarmed Combat, and she has acted in many stage productions by Action Theatre, Singapore Repertory Theatre, The Necessary stage and Theatre Practice. She is also the proud founder and principal trainer of The Glowers Drama Group - a company that specializes in classes for senior and performances by seniors.
Theatre includes: Julius Caesar, Hand to God, Disgraced, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Blackbird, The Pillowman, Defending the Caveman, (SRT), Dragonflies, The Pillowman, Chinglish, Circle Mirror Transformation, Swimming With Sharks, Dealers Choice, The Full Monty, (Pangdemonium), RED (Blank Space Theatre), Quills, Popcorn, The Physicists, The Deep Blue Sea, Lonely Planet (luna-id), Death and the Maiden (Escape), Cabaret (Toy Factory), Hotel, Animal Farm (Wild Rice), Members Only (Sing Theatre).
TV/Film includes: Crazy Rich Asians, The Last Madam, SR115, Tanglin, Rojak, Love is Love, Heartland, 2025, Avenue 13, Hong Bao and Kisses, The School Bell Rings, Code of Law, Keong Saik Street, The Kitchen Musical, Dream School, Café 13, The Garden City Butcher, Moon Face, In The Room, The Faith of Anna Waters, Afterimages, The Genius of Beauty, Robotropolis.
Directing includes: 1984, The Roses of Eyam, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Laramie Project, The Trojan Women, Lord of the Flies, Grimm Tales, The Crucible (SRT TYC), The Tale of the Frog Prince, The Cat in the Hat, Upstairs in the Sky, The Ugly Duckling, Gretel and Hansel (SRT TLC), Hello Adam, The Magic Jungle, Bunny Finds The Right Stuff, Fatimah and her Magic Socks, Us (Esplanade PlayTime).
Daniel has been nominated 6 times for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Straits Times Life Theatre Awards and he has won the Best Supporting Actor Award twice for his roles in Quills, and Cabaret.
