We caught up with some audience members at THREE INHES OF ALIVE‘s well-received evening show last Friday. Here’s what they thought of the performance.
Hao, a student
Hao shared:
1. In one word, share with us your experience at Three Inches of Alive. Why so?
Kampong. It has a very local feel, a very close to heart sort of thing that we don’t really have any more in this era.
2. Which part of the play resonated with you most?
The interaction between someone that was there and someone was not there. At first I thought it was really two people talking, then I realised the conversation was actually going in the guy’s (the archivist’s) head.
3. What other projects would you like to see from TheatreWorks?
More of this kind, with a Singapore flavour. Because if you watch one overseas, like I watched Billy Elliot in the UK – the reason why it’s so good there, and people can really appreciate it, is because some of them actually went through that sort of era. That period was against Margaret Thatcher and all that, so if you’re an Asian watching it, you’re like ‘who’s Margaret Thatcher?’ There’s no connection. But if you’re from the UK and know about the politics there then you can really appreciate it.
(L-R:) Stefan, a buyer, and Lenne, a photographer
Stefan and Lenne shared:
1. In one word, share with us your experience at Three Inches of Alive. Why so?
Lenne: Enlightening.
Stefan: Impressed. From the set – the set is really good – the actor’s performance, with that little costume and whatever, it’s quite impressive, especially Siti (Zuraida, who plays Anjung). (On the set) It’s cool. I like it, how it actually relates to one of Irfan’s work an the open space, it’s quite similar as well.
2. Which part of the play resonated with you most?
L: I like the part where he dismissed her as someone cooked up by history, you know the all-perfect female figure of independence, and how she felt offended by it, because that’s such a small part of her life.
S: I never thought of that. Probably didn’t hit me that quickly.
3. What other projects would you like to see from TheatreWorks?
L: Whatever you guys are doing at IMH will be very interesting, I’m sure.
Aza shared:
1. In one word, share with us your experience at Three Inches of Alive. Why so?
Insightful. I never really considered thinking about historical figures as if they were actual people, and I really liked the depth – how he played with his imagination and conjured up something in his mind.
2. Which part of the play resonated with you most?
When he was dancing with himself.
3. What other projects would you like to see from TheatreWorks?
More of this, you know, where you get everyday people writing or producing – you don’t have to be famous, you don’t have to be in the business, you can just be an ordinary person.
Ranice, who just graduated from JC, shared:
1. In one word, share with us your experience at Three Inches of Alive. Why so?
Mesmerising. Because I think the poetry meshes really well with they way the actors delivered their lines, it made the play somewhat musical.
2. Which part of the play resonated with you most?
The part where he (the archivist) was dancing with the female lead in front of the sculpture, because I think it encompasses how he finally realises she’s more than just a name. It’s quite ironic how our culture puts a lot of emphasis on names, they’re supposed to be the central part of our identity, but the absence of a title to the poem, in a sense it circumvents that belief and shows that there’s a lot more to the essence than just the name itself.
3. What other projects would you like to see from TheatreWorks?
I don’t know! This is my first show.
Thanks Hao, Stefan, Lenne, Aza and Ranice!
If you missed our shows at Mountbatten CC, it’s not too late! THREE INCHES OF ALIVE continues its tour of South East District at the Malay Heritage Centre, from 13 to 15 March, and at Siglap South CC on 20 & 21 March. Directed by Irfan Kasban, it is performed by Gyan Lee and Siti Zuraida, with set design by Gerald Leow.
Book your seats today at http://threeinchesofalive.eventbrite.sg !
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