Close - in my face (2002)

By christine, 15 March, 2022
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Clarence Ng Kian Peow
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Elaine Foo
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Cheng Ye Junmin
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If you are expecting a conventional story, a moral, or a clear conclusion in this production... Don't have! ;) Though I believe that there are plenty of identifiable situations, movements, characters and sounds that will engage you.

This show is a kind of communal collage of what has been shared between a community of people over a 6 month period. It is a gallery of snapshots from the lives of many individuals and families whose paths we have crossed, as well as fictitious characters and situations that we have conjured up in order to capture the things that have captured us. 

This array of stories, impressions and thoughts has been arranged in such a way that you are largely left to make a lot of your own links, imaginings, questions and reflections. It is relatively open ended in many ways - like life.

I guess the most prevalent ideas that have surfaced and featured in the show are matters of privacy, intimacy, claustrophobia, loneliness, neighbour relationships, animals, and social prejudice and stereotyping of various sorts. 

Please smell, then taste and chew before you swallow. Better for healthy digestion and nutrition. ;)

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Director: Sean Tobin
Dramaturg: Haresh Sharma

Sound Designer/ Music Composer: Philip Tan
Choreographer: Elysa Wendi
Set Designer: Hella Chan
Lighting Designer: Yo Shao Ann
Production Photographer: Tay Kay Chin

Cast/Devising Cast:
Kumar
Andrew Seow
Zachary Mosalle
Natalie Hennedige
Serena Ho
Faith Lew
Aziz Mustajab
Soh Hwee Yan
Grace Tan
Sarah Tng

Video Cast:
Shalini Abrol
Leena Aw Soh Lin
Alvin Lim
Cheryl Lim
Lim Lau Fong
Daniel Tan
Jacqueline Tan-Pereira
Serena Tobin-Chong
Grace Wan
Wee Hsiang-Ling

Production Stage Manager: Suraya Rasid
Technical Manager: Patrick Wong
Multimedia Support: Jeff Chen
Assistant Stage Manager: Nurhaida Rahim

Stage Crew: Melissa Chin, Engie Ho Weimin
Lighting Operator: Koo Ching Long
Sound Operator: Clarence Ng Kian Peow
Multimedia Operator: Sheila Ther Szee Yin

Company Manager/ Producer: Su-Lin Ngiam
Senior Administrator: Shalini Nair
Administrator: Caroline Chua
Publicity Administrator: Elaine Foo
Ticketing Officer: Apple
Front of House Manager: Caroline Chua

Publicity Photographer: Tan Ngiap Heng
Publicity Make-up Artist: Haslina Ismail
Publicity Designer: Kuik Shiao-Yin
Website Designer: Milk Creative
Volunteers:
Elaine Khoo
Debbie Tan
Dorothy Chan
Sharon Tang
Cheng Ye Junmin
Soh Wee Ling

(Source: The Necessary Stage Programme)

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The programme cover features a collage of headshoots in different colours of blue, red, yellow, and the production title in white text.
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