Bumiputra Cina (2009)

The sombre Bumiputra Cina wore me down at times but, on the whole, I felt that this small, low-key play (staged after only eight rehearsals) examined the relationships Singaporeans have with their country with sincerity and earnestness, if not necessarily great theatricality and flair. The theme is a pertinent one in the context of our immigrant, multi-racial society - who can call himself a true Singaporean and what does that phrase even mean? - and I appreciated how playwright Verena Tay made th