29 March 2017 – 31 March 2017 @ Yale-NUS Black Box Theatre, National University of Singapore

Synopsis

A dog’s body has been found in Singapore. It’s been 24-hours, but its tail continues wagging relentlessly, thump-thump-thumping on the vet's operation table.

In the face of this strange phenomenon, everybody has an opinion.

With every beat of flesh against metal, ripples are sent through the lives of those who lay claim to the dog.

An original play about looking, not seeing, Petty People is an uncanny, bold and irreverent take on having the world today as we know it, go to the dogs.

75 mins, no intermission.

Directed by: Thong Pei Qin 
Produced by: Nora Samosir
Design Consultant: Jason Ng

Devised & Performed by:
Chang Hui Ling 
Cheryl Wee 
Christer Jon Aplin 
Cordelia Lee 
Fadhil Daud 
Kenneth Chia 
Michael Ng 
Nicholas Tan
Nikki Lim 
Pearl Wee 
Perry Felix Shen
Teresa Chen
(NUS Theatre Studies, Class of 2017)

(Source: National University of Singapore Theatre Studies Peatix)


credits

Nora Samosir
Producer
Jason Ng
Design Consultant
Chang Hui Ling
Devisor, Performer
Cheryl Wee
Devisor, Performer
Christer Jon Aplin
Devisor, Performer
Cordelia Lee
Devisor, Performer
Fadhil Daud
Devisor, Performer

artefacts

Petty People (2017), Review
Concentrate on the Dog Wagging His Tail, Not on That the Tail Might Wag the Dog Nestled in lush greenery within giant ivory towers, the Yale-NUS Black Box plays host to Petty People – a production by the 2017 graduating class of the NUS Theatre Studies course, directed by NUS alumni and theatre practitioner Thong Pei Qin. At a time when established theatre companies have been strategically reviving their popular shows to guarantee bums on seats, it is commendable that these students decided
Christian W Huber
Reviewed: 29 March 2017