24 March 2011 – 26 March 2011 @ Play Den, The Arts House

Synopsis

Shades explores tolerance within and without the Muslim Community.

Singapore worships many gods, but it often seems that Cupid isn’t one of them. Sabrina, a single girl-about-town, is seeking Mr Right in a world where traditional and liberal brothers sit side-by-side, but rarely see eye-to-eye.

Playwright: Alia Bano
Director: Claire Devine

Cast:
Sahirrah Safit
Ebi Shankara
Yazid Jalil
Adib Kosnan
Rebecca Spykerman
Matthew Jasper

Production Manager: Rebecca Lee
Stage Manager: Melissa Ho
Asst Stage Manager: Farah Yasmine

Sound Design: Jean Low
Lighting Design: Low Wee Cheng
Costume Design: Riyan Haffys 

(Source: Buds Theatre Website)


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Shades (2011), Review
Fun-loving events planner Sabrina (Sahirrah Safit) is looking for romance but what happens when she develops feelings for Reza, a young man of a more conservative bent whose family doesn't approve of Sab's late nights, short skirts and uncovered head? British writer Alia Bano's Shades is a thought-provoking work about the dilemmas of the modern Muslim struggling between the old and the new though one of the play's strengths is how its examination of identity politics goes beyond any specific relig
Kenneth Kwok
Reviewed: 26 March 2011