Divine Soap
2 - 3 December 2006
Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore
Writer
Haresh Sharma
Lighting Designer
Suven Chan
Director
Natalie Hennedige
Music Performers
Philip Tan & Tiramisu
Performers
Fared Jainal
Najib Soiman (bijaN)
Noorlinah Mohamed
Peter Sau
Siti Kalijah
Kumar
Set Designer
Hella Chan
Photographer
Tuckys Photography
Visual Designers
Nicholas Chee
David Lee
Natalie Hennedige
A young handsome king meets a beautiful mysterious young woman. They instantly fall in love. However, she agrees to marry him only if he asks no questions - about her history. After much merry-making, they have a child. When he is pressed by 'society', he has no choice but to question her. Snap. Double snap. And she's gone.
Divine Soap presents the story of a Bangsawan, as it was told in the past. It also sheds light on the trials and tribulations faced by these troupes as they struggle to hang on to their traditions while keeping with the times.
With a buffet of elaborate costumes, 'special efx', painted 2 dimensional backdrops, stock comic characters, dance, music and fight sequences, there's plenty to savour and delight in.
Get clean. Get cleansed. Soap has never been so divine.