Top 30
Here’s the line-up for the Top 30 on our theatre buffet - Enjoy!
Please note this programme is subject to change and plays are not in
running order
Top 30 - Week 1
Rating NC16
5 - 8 June | 8pm
8 June | 3pm
Studio Theatre, NAFA
| Addicted | Coffee Shop | Rats | ||
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Playwright: Wilson Xin Director: Dominic Ng Actors: Sharda Harrison, Alan Johnson When you set your mind to it, there's no turning back. Addictions are mostly fatal, but with the correct mindset, they can be overcome. But, what if you're addicted to being addicted? |
Playwright: Hugh Cardiff Director: Jasmine Teo Actors: Ahamed Ali Khan, Wiggie, Daphne Quah, Hemang Yadav Four cups of takeaway coffee set the scene for sisterly conflict, and interesting revelations about the subject of race in Singapore. |
Playwright: Kenneth Chong Director: Carolyn Seet Actors: Daphne Quah, Seong Hui Xuan, Shen Qiaoyun Miss Savage wakes up one morning to address P & Q. |
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| AIDED | Idle Gossip | Rootitootitooit | ||
| Playwright: Anant Shiva Director: Mohamad Shaifulbahri Actors: Yazid Jalil, Grace Khoo, Kamal Abdul Rahim, Sherilyn Tan, Alec Walker Composer: Tan Tuan Hao What do cherry blossoms and going to heaven have to do with anything? Add death and morality, clocks and wheels to that and you'll get AIDED… |
Playwright: Pavanjeet Singh Director: Pavanjeet Singh Assistant Director: Rosemary McGowan Actors: Tim Garner, Pavanjeet Singh Good conversation, a trusted friend and dinner. Sometimes, that's all you need to change the course of your life. |
Playwrights: Chris Mooney-Singh and Savinder Kaur Director: Tara Tan Actors: Emeric Lau, Kim Maxwell, Dick Su, Ted Utoft, Vanessa Wong The classic children's puppet show, Punch and Judy is a barrel of laughs. Punch hits Judy, Judy hits Punch, Punch hits Baby - Whee! Don't worry. It's all in the name of entertainment! |
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| Disturbing Mavis | I'll Have The Special | Simmer | ||
| Playwright: Darren Brealey Director: Tan Mae Shen Actor: Loretta Chen Sound: Christelle Taillens Mavis is stuck. Stuck in a nursing home. Stuck in her past. But is she really stuck telling the same stories to her husband Alfred? |
Playwright: Ken Kwek Director: Pam Oei Actors: Daniel Jenkins, Andy Tear A desperate man finds redemption in his appetite. |
Playwright: Alison Jean Lester Director: Alison Jean Lester Assistant Director: Paul Lucas Actors: Alison Jean Lester, Justin Neo Simmer lays out the ingredients of an immigrant Chinese family in the words of its matriarch, in her effort to prepare a meal that will bring them together. |
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| Lights Up Strangers | ||||
| Playwright: Ian Grody Director: Wang Chu Qiao Actors: Chanel Ariel Chan, Leonard Augustine Choo What happens when the lights come on at the end of a movie? What if the real acting only starts after the final credits roll? |
| TOP 30
- Week 2 Rating R18 (contains coarse language and mature themes) 12 - 15 June | 8pm 15 June | 3pm Studio Theatre, NAFA |
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| 49 Stories About Brian MacKenzie | Esla and Frinz Go Partying | The Last Audition | ||
| Playwright: Gregory Hardigan Director: Libby Gott Actors: Libby Gott, Theodor Paulsen Greg has some stuff to talk about. No, not about Mas Selamat. God, no, not that. There's a projector. There's music. And there's...hang on, who's Brian? |
Playwright:
Bruce Shearer Director: Samantha Scott-Blackhall Actors: Carina Hales, Coral Anne Tong Costumes: Claude Girardi Esla and Frinz are two balloons, floating around a noisy party. They discuss their professions, those who love them, sharp items that frighten them, and their ever present impending doom. |
Playwright:
Michael Wang Director: Harris Jahim Actors: Sara Caputo, Tim Garner, Mark Laurence Santa Maria Manger: Victoria Lim Lighting: Xuen Lee, Stephen Kwek Some actors are stars while others just wish upon them. |
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| And No One Knows What You're About | How
Do You Want Me? How Do You Like Me Now? |
The Visitor | ||
| Playwright: Craig McNulty Director: Kate Canning Actors: Daniel Rei Crouch, Amanda Tee To identify greatness is a gift bestowed to few. A simple tale set against the most common of landscapes explores the exquisite crisis of unrequited love. |
Playwright: Julia Foenander Director: Anant Shiva Actors: Peer Metze, Sharda Harrsion How Do You Want Me? How Do You Like Me Now? is a bold exploration of how men perceive women in all their different shades. |
Playwright:
Rohan Narula Director: Corrine Teo Actors: Daniel Rei Crouch, Claude Girardi Three years. Two friends. One unexpected visit that's long overdue… |
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| A.R.E.U. | Just A Kiss | Waiting For Ashes | ||
| Playwright: Tay Woo Chiao Director: Sugiman Rahmat Manager: Aloysius Bernard Lewin Actors: Liliana Barbero Gibbs, Musa Fazal, Ivan Lim, Kenneth Loe, Patricia Toh The birth rate is falling and the authorities have to do something fast! The officials go all out to increase the number of monkeys! Wait, did you say monkey? |
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Playwright: Tracy Tan Director: Muhammad Ridzal A Hamid Actors: Renee Chua, Daphne Ong Two sisters, worlds apart, are brought together by their father's death. As they lay him to rest, will family secrets be raised? |
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| Sleepless Night | ||||
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of the Melbourne 2006 Short+Sweet Award * This play is not eligible for competition Playwright: Jonathan Gavin Director: Dean Lundquist Actors: Karl Chaundy, Isabella Chiam, Rebecca Lee, Stephen Anthony Whiley Simon is addicted to his loneliness. There are six billion people in the world but, only one is the cause of his sleepless night. |
| TOP 30
- Week 3 Rating NC16 19 - 22 June | 8pm 22 June | 3pm Studio Theatre, NAFA |
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| Are You Wanting Greater Coverage? | Imperfect Family Recipes | Permission to Use Fire | ||
| Playwright: Raksha Mahtani Director: Nur Sahirrah Safit Actors: Raksha Mahtani, Ronnie Thomas Promising new perspectives, mongrel children and general crimes against grammar, mixed with some light-hearted comedy will leave you wanting greater coverage. |
Playwright:
Verena Tay Director: Claude Girardi Actors: Karen Lim, Loke Loo Pin, Jonathan Lum When you are old, infirmed and generations apart from your loved ones how much support should you expect from your own family? Come find out what Imperfect Family Recipes is serving. |
Playwright:
Richard Lord Director: Richard Lord Actors: Karl Chaundy, Daphne Ong Kalmuti, a third-rate illusionist, is at the burnt-out end of an increasingly disappointing career. After yet another dismal performance, he receives a visit from a young woman who makes him an intriguing but scary offer. |
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| The Bank | Smell the Roses | Sharon's Scrumptious Pineapple Cake! | ||
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Carolyn Seet Director: Jamie Cant Actors: Jeane Raveendran, Dominic Ng Stephanie works in the bank. Her personal life is a disaster. Her customers are an after-thought. Stephanie's personal soap opera slowly unravels. Could it happen to you? |
Playwright:
Jerome Parisse Director: Candice de Rozario Actors: Isabella Chiam, Jonathan Lum, Eleanor Tan Andrew and Maree's sex life isn't as hot as it used to be, so Maree's mother tries to intervene… |
Playwright: Leon Foo Director: Sharon Lin Actors: Zoe Fang, Zarelda Marie Goh, Shirley Ng Ingredients: One overbearing mother. Two anxious daughters. Two secrets. And of course, one pineapple cake! |
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| Free Fall | Ledge Fetish | Somewhere Between the Sky and the Sea | ||
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Ken Mizusawa Director: Geraldine Paul Actors: Terence Chua, Beverly Goh, Alan Johnson, Brian Lim, Samantha Ngui, Louis Ong, Reginald Perry, Melissa Toh Music: Aloysius Paulsen There is a man. He wants to be free. There is a girl. She needs him to fall. They stand at the top of a building with the wind in their face. Will they take control and jump? |
Playwright:
Mark Friend Director: Michael Wang Actors: Musa Fazal, Julie Wee One man's fetish, another woman's ledge. |
Playwright:
Alex Broun Director: Rayann Condy Actors: Libby Gott, Rebecca Lee, Stephen Anthony Whiley We all know what it's like to be 'stuck between a rock and a hard place.' But what if you're stuck between a diamond and a pearl? A poetic and lyrical investigation into life, love and the things that fall in between. |
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| Native Speaker | ||||
| Playwright:
Dean Lundquist Director: Muhammed Faizad Salim Actors: Shida Bte Mahadi, Peer Metze Ever been turned down for a job you knew you were qualified for? This absurdist piece reminds us that life and work are rarely black and white. |