Tag: Wharf Theatre
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Golden Blood
By Merlynn Tong HIGH EYEBROW ARCH – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Dramatic Premise It’s 1990’s Singapore. Girl (Merlynn Tong) is 14 years old. Boy (Charles Wu) is 21. They hardly know each other. But following their mother’s sudden death, they’re suddenly orphans. Boy agrees to become Girl’s guardian. Initially, they tip-toe around each other. But they seem…
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American Signs
By Anchuli Felicia King CATERPILLAR EYEBROW ARCH – ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Dramatic Premise As we enter the theatre, we see three rows of desks. A large mirror, at the rear of the stage, reflects our image back to us and renders us part of the world in which the play exists. The (unnamed) business consultant is…
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Oil
OIL caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a HIGH ARCH The Dramatic Premise It’s Cornwall in 1889. Life is barely sustainable as May and her family endure another dismal English winter. Food is scarce. Warmth is fleeting. But May is pregnant and the family worry that the child will “either come out dead or hungry”. They…
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The Poison of Polygamy
THE POISON OF POLYGAMY caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a HIGH ARCH. The Dramatic Premise When we first meet Huang Shangkang, he is not a good man. As the narrator tell us, he may be the hero of the story, but he is no hero. He neglects his wife, Ma. He spends most of his time –…
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Fences
FENCES caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a CATERPILLAR ARCH The Dramatic Premise Troy Maxson is a deeply troubled man. He’s done time in prison for murdering a man whilst committing a robbery. He blames his skin colour for his faltering baseball career, when his age after leaving prison may have played a role too. Now…
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Hubris & Humiliation
HUBRIS & HUMILIATION caused PETE’S EYEBROWS to form a CATERPILLAR ARCH The Dramatic Premise Elliott is a young man yearning for love. More specifically, he’s yearning for the love of his best mate, William. But William is marrying a sugar daddy. Will Elliott find love elsewhere? Meanwhile, Elliott’s mum, Bernice, has been fleeced by an…
