You will see no play.
Four nameless performers, in a space without boundaries. No plot, no love nor sorrow, no more roller coaster narrative. And the stage does not represent another place. What then shall happen in theatre? When all pretence is stripped, is everything then genuine?
In 1966, Austrian playwright Peter Handke rose to prominence with Offending the Audience, a play that challenged perceptions of theatre and rocked the establishment of the day.
Five decades later, this special Huayi commission sees Young Artist Award recipient Liu Xiaoyi leading a creative team of the most outstanding Singaporean theatre artists—Nelson Chia, Oliver Chong, Li Xie, Ang Gey Pin, Darren Ng and Lim Woan Wen—to devise and create an original adaptation through relentless experimentation and dialogue. Pushing new boundaries in theatre, they rework the anti-theatre classic for a modern audience.
Creative
Concept and Direction: Liu Xiaoyi
Original Script: Peter Handke
Adaptation: Liu Xiaoyi and Cast
Cast: Ang Gey Pin, Nelson Chia, Oliver Chong, Li Xie
Sound Artist and Music Composer: Darren Ng
Lighting Artist: Lim Woan Wen
Rehearsal Archival and Research: Tung Ka Wai
Production
Producer: Chong Woon Yong
Production and Stage Manager: Celestine Wong
Assistant Stage Manager: Marilyn Ang
Surtitles Translator and Operator: Tung Ka Wai
Front of House Exhibition Design: Huang Suhuai
Front of House Exhibition Text: Tung Ka Wai
Graphic Designer: Ric Liu
Photography: The Pond
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