Fourplay

PUBLISHED March 11th, 2014 08:49 am | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am

Fourplay will be a production of 4 short plays in English brought to you by emerging artistes. It serves as a platform to introduce new and up-coming playwrights, directors and actors into the local theatre scene and create the next generation of performance makers.

By exploring the individual’s psychological landscape in relation to societal mores, Fourplay will showcase the neurotic sensibilities and eclectic perspectives of four different groups of people. Through the different plays developed in avant-garde fashion, these characters will journey through joy, pain, anxiety and reflection to face the reality of their situations.

What is the meaning of life and living?

That is the soul search that Fourplay will embark on.

Show dates:

10 April 2014 (Thursday) – 8 pm

11 April 2014 (Friday) – 8 pm

12 April 2014 (Saturday) – 3 pm and 8 pm

BANYAN TREE ON A FULL MOON NIGHT

Banyan Tree on a Full Moon Night is an exploration of unconventional themes of perversity and suppressed Freudian foundations that are innate in all human beings. A middle-aged man struggles with his passionate feelings for a younger woman he meets at the train station. As he recounts the events of that fateful night in shocking detail, the line between morality and repression blurs in his vision as a battle between self-control and insanity ensues.

ONCE MORE

Love begins with a smile, grows with words, and ends with a teardrop – more often than not. In the past, these words of love were exchanged face to face and through letters. With the introduction of SMSes and Whatsapp however, proposals and break-ups have become nothing but a formality. Once More is a story about 2 lovers (or should I say ex-lovers?) where the guy resends the girl all their past SMSes and they relive their relationship once more. Will things really work out? Or will it be just another vain attempt? A contemporary love story close to everyone’s heart told in a unique way… Once More.

HANGMAN

Have you ever imagined a conversation between an executioner and a high-profile criminal who is going to be hanged; a conversation that raises questions on life in the face of death? Combining gallows humour, dark comedy and absurdist theatre, Hangman raises themes that are both uncomfortable and thought-provoking. Can every crime be forgiven? Is the executioner a criminal as well? Is his remorse and guilty understandable or unfounded? These form the backbone of a story that will redefine the way society looks at the death penalty, and the fate of those who execute and are executed.

FIVE STEPS

A mother is steps away from jumping off her house to commit suicide. As a patient suffering from depression, this seems the only way she can liberate herself from the pain she is suffering from. However, each step she takes to the edge distances her daughter from the memory she had of her mother in happier times. An emotionally charged drama that explores the nuances of a mother-daughter relationship, we look at the self-sacrificing nature of a child who takes on the role of a parent in order to save her own mother. Torn between free will and responsibilities, Five Steps will resonate with those who stand at the crossroads of life and question their priorities in the face of emotion.

Tickets are: S$25 please call 9380 3780 to book.