Happy Waiting (2019)

Happy Waiting is an absurdist play inspired by Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days and Waiting for Godot.

Vicky is trapped in a mound, but in a cheerful spirit, only with her limbs and head seen. She enters into a series of memories, imaginations and recollections of stories told by her folks when she was young. Often, she speaks to her husband Victor as she recalls the happy days of their dating and marriage. However, she is not acknowledged with any response.

She is constantly “visited” by Bobo who dances past her frequently but does not seem to respond to her. Is he her memory, imagination, or someone from her life?

Creative Team

Producer & Playwright: Beverly Yuen
Director: Bernice Lee

Performers: Sonia Kwek, Neo Yan Zong

Set Designer: Shalyn Lim
Music Designer: Ray Ng
Sound Effect Designer: Mohammad Hafizh bin Hardi
Costume Designer: Mohammad Hakimi bin Abdullah 
Prop Designer: Tania Shafiqah bte Arshad
Lighting Designer: Mohammad Nor Ermeen bin Chohari

Marketing, Administrative & Production Team

Administrative Manager: Jamie Chan

Marketing Coordinator: Megan Chia Yong Qi
Social Media Manager: Muhammad Morsid bin Mohsin
Social Media Assistants: Hanisah binte Sajahan, Megan Chia Yong Qi
Marketing Assistants: Belinda Joshua, Everest, Yiling

Graphic Designer: Megan Chia Yong Qi
Artist: Boo Kai Ni 

Outreach Manager: Nur Shafinah binte Azman
Media Relations Manager: Aida Humaira binte Hussein 

Front of House Manager: Hanisah binte Sajahan
Front of House Assistants: Abirami d/o Palanibabu, Chee Hui Ying Emily, Koh Min Hui Ally, Jevitta d/o Ramachenderan 

Photographer (Publicity): Megan Chia Yong Qi
Photographers (Production): Guek Peng Siong, Gordon Tan Jun Hao
Videographers (Production): Gavyn Tan Jin Wei, Muhammad Saiful b Zaini

Stage Managers: Tania Shafiqah bte Arshad, Shalyn Lim
Light Rigger: Woo Xue Ying Georgina
Lighting Programmers: Dinah Nur Iman, Danish Irfan
Stage Crew: Tan Wilson, Sankar Sanjeev 

(Source: Grain Performance & Research Lab)