A grandmother and her grandson collide with each other over the stories that each tells, one championing the importance of stories and the other questioning the impact stories can have. Will they ever agree?

Embark on a journey to revisit familiar tales that we grew up with, question what they mean, and expect surprises as well as an alternate ending or two in this heartwarming theatre performance.

Director and Co-Playwright: Chong Gua Khee
Co-Playwright: Tan Liting

Set & Lighting Designer: Petrina Dawn Tan
Assistant Set Designer: Vivien Lau
Sound Designer: Jing Ng
Production Stage Manager: Azy Alias

Cast: Hang Qian Chou, Liow Shi Suen

(Source: Chong Gua Khee Website)

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Chong Gua Khee

Director, Co-Playwright

Tan Liting

Co-Playwright

Petrina Dawn Tan

Set Designer, Lighting Designer

Vivien Lau

Assistant Set Designer

Jing Ng

Sound Designer

Azy Alias

Production Stage Manager

Hang Qian Chou

Cast

Liow Shi Suen

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Tortoise Tales (2018), Review

Tortoise Tales Staged as part of the Silver Arts festival, organised by the National Arts Council, Tortoise Tales presents a scenario that is at its core heartwarming and nostalgic. It is about the relationship between a grandmother and grandson, and how the stories told by the grandmother had an important influence on the grandson’s life as he grew up. However, the piece feels under-developed, resulting in a lack of clarity about what it is trying to say or do. Over the course of the play,

Jocelyn Chng

Reviewed: 6 September 2018

Tortoise Tales (2018)

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