Visual by Wild Rice 4th August 2006 8 pm Drama Centre Theatre by Zhuang Yisa Never trust a playwright who writes beautifully. Sometimes, that is all there is.

The Singapore Arts Festival The Esplanade, Theatre Studio, 16 June 2006 By Ang Song Ming 10 July 2006 The Great War is an epic about the First World War, in which modern weapons such as tanks, machine guns, flame-throwers, and poisonous gas were used for the first time. Hotel Modern has invented a theatre form …

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Singapore Arts Festival 2006 Drama Centre Theatre By Richard Chua 17 June 2006 I was at the theatre of Drama Centre last Saturday, and I caught a theatre production, which compelled me to write.

新加坡艺术节2006 戏剧中心剧场 文：蔡两俊 2006年6月8日 《独在家乡为异客》的评论，我迟迟未能提笔，原因在于这评论的组织架构上的决定之犹豫 不决。但是，最终评论还是得要完成，我因此决定边想边写。 一出戏如果要和观众起共鸣，戏的内容一定要有一个普世的意义。《独》是两个人的故事－一个老师和他的学生的故事，故事叙述的是他们对彼此的思念以及对家乡的情感。老实说，观戏后，真的是难以看出剧中是否有任何普世意义。但是，如果创作者郭庆亮是想通过这几个人的故事来呈现异乡客的复杂心绪的话，那《独》就是一个没有经过整理的复杂心绪堆。观众在这些异乡客的思绪中溺毙，完全不能了解他们为何要这样想，为何感到如此地困惑。

Singapore Arts Festival 2006 The Esplanade Theatre, 1st June 2006 By Richard Chua 2 June 2006 Singapore has found its way to penetrate into the international arts market. Like many other countries, we have identified the importance to put Singapore performing arts on the world arts and cultural map. It is a big public relations …

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