Candide is an optimist. A dreamer. He believes that everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.
But that belief is about to be tested when Candide’s comfortable life is overtaken by an endless barrage of misfortune. As his world collapses around him, Candide attempts to reunite with his love, Cunegonde.
At the same time, the story travels across the centuries to new locations and parallel universes, where a woman tries to find a way back to happiness after experiencing a hugely traumatic event.
How will Candide’s optimism fare when it collides with life in the 21st century?
Candide is the graduation showcase of Young & Wild, the sixth cohort of Wild Rice’s award-winning youth ensemble. Under the guidance and direction of acclaimed theatre-maker Edith Podesta, Young & Wild breathes fresh life into Candide, Mark Ravenhill’s brilliantly inventive, modern adaptation of Voltaire’s classic satire.
IMDA Advisory: 16 (Mature Content and Coarse Language)
Cast:
Abul Yusof
Al Hafiz Sanusi
Ryan Ang
Chermaine Chan
Fadhil Daud
Isabella Lew
Annie Low
Joel Low
Muhd Nur Aliff
Vanessa Arokiam Ronald
Asher Tan
Auderia Tan
Tan Yan Ru
Wan Jia Ling
Flora Yeo
Joash Zheng
Playwright: Mark Ravenhill
Director: Edith Podesta
Lighting Designer: Steve Kwek
Sound Designer: Bani Haykal
Producer: Koh Bee Bee
Production Manager: Melissa Teoh
Technical Manager: David Sagaya
Production Coordinator: Phua Yun Yun
Production Assistant: Angela Ee
Stage Manager: Mirabel Neo
Assistant Stage Manager: Andrea Ee
Stage Assistant: Benjamin Lye
Props Mistress: Joyce Gan
Costume Coordinator: Theresa Chan
Dressers: Tiffany Chai, Nur Ileana Tan
Technicians: Ahmaf Hafriz bin Berkath, Muhammad Azhar bin Azman
Technical Crew: Muhammed Muzzamier, Celestine Wong
(Source: Wild Rice Programme)