As March 8 was “Women’s Day”, SING’THEATRE celebrated it with the Asian Premiere of 8 WOMEN, a comedy written originally in French by Robert Thomas.
8 WOMEN was turned into a worldwide famous movie starring Catherine Deneuve and premiered in London in March 2011 at Southwark Playhouse - London with rave reviews.
Set in France in the 50’s, in a large country mansion a few days before Christmas, the man of the house is found murdered! But who could have “dunnit”?
Isolated from the rest of the village it could only be one of the 8 women in the household.
Was it his powerful and beautiful Singaporean wife (Tan Kheng Hua), with a knife ? His spinster sister-in-law (Serene Chen), with poison ?
His miserly mother-in-law (Neo Swee Lin), with a rope ? Or maybe it’s the seductive French chambermaid (Morgane Stroobant) or the devoted Indian helper (Daisy Irani) with a pillow ? The perfect elder daughter (Sophie Wee) and the malicious younger one (Julia Abueva) are not beyond suspicion either.
A surprise visit from the victim’s sister (Kimberly Creasman) sends the household into more confusion!
As events unfold, we discover each woman has a motive, each a plan, and someone is hiding the biggest secret of all… Murder!
This murder-mystery dark comedy will keep you entertained and guessing till the very, VERY, end!
8 WOMEN boasts a multigenerational and multicultural local stellar cast of 8 wonderful women, making it uniquely Singaporean.
“The play captured my attention from the get go," says award-winner Director Samantha Scott-Blackhall. "It’s got murder, it’s got mystery and it’s got 8 women, all suspects, trapped in a house with nowhere to run! Armed with some of Singapore’s best talents, I’m very excited to showcase the once very famous French film to our audiences here. Collaborating with a creative team of geniuses, I can confess my excitement about the conceptualization of this play. And I can’t say too much, but I have a few secrets up my sleeve too…”
Director: Samantha Scott Blackhall
Producer: Felina Khong
Executive Producer: Nathalie Ribette
Set Designer: Wong Chee Wai
Lighting Designer: James Tan
Musician/Composer: Bani Haykal
Costume Designer: Anthony Tan
Cast:
Tan Kheng Hua
Serene Chen
Sophie Wee
Julia Abueva
Daisy Irani
Morgane Stroobant
Kimberly Creasman
(Source: Sing'theatre Website)