Mail Order Brides (1997)

By christine, 26 April, 2022
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Francesca John
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FOX Hair Salon
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Exotic. Asian women everywhere have that reputation. From Bangkok to the Philippines, from China to Singapore, they prove an irresistible draw. But very often, they also come with a price.

Mail Order Brides and Other Oriental Take-Aways is a light-hearted but unflinching look at just what price that is. And whether its just the men who pay through their noses.

From Patpong to Brannigans to Asian Lady International in Cyberspace, just what drives these women to risk the unknown and have themselves packaged as one of the most exotic exports from the East?

Are mail-order brides a Twentieth-century take on Eastern style match-making? Do prostitutes, mail-order brides and SPGs have anything to nothing at all in common? Can love really be found when men from the first world place orders to women from the third?

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Playwright and Director: Pek Siok Lian
Cast: Beatrice Chia, Noorlinah Mohamed, Debra Teng, Emma Yong

Lighting Designer: Thio Lay Hoon
Set Designer: Sebastian Zeng
Sound Designer: Yong Jong Shyan

Production Manager: Jacqueline Khoo
Producer: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Stage Managers: Francesca John, Jean Luah

Dancers: Jeeni Kaur, Cathy Kee
Voice-Over: Keith Tan
Lighting Operator: Craig Lim
Sound Operators: Liu Shubin, Mohd Zaid
Hair: FOX Hair Salon
Costumes: Dayspring

Website Designer: Sembawang Media
Multimedia: Multimedia Worx
Programme Designer: Jacqueline Khoo

(Source: ACTION Theatre Programme)

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The programme cover features a drawn female figure lying on their back with their legs up in the air inside a wooden box. The overall programme and production title is in maroon and beige colour.
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