Three queer Singaporean men cast a little gay spell, don their bridal veils, and embark on a whirlwind journey towards matrimony. They dream through the past, the present and an imagined future to discover what a big, fat, fabulously gay wedding would look like for them!
In a country where the legal right to marriage is denied to the queer community, these individuals navigate the political, social, cultural, and personal reality of their lives, along with saying “yes” to whimsical wedding fantasies. “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.” Is that the ultimate ultimatum, or is there a possible way to find marital bliss amidst the chaos?
Devised and performed by Ryan Ang, Fadhil Daud and Rajkumar Thiagaras, Never the Bride was first created and presented at the Devising with Actors and Playwrights programme as part of The Necessary Stage’s Devising Platform in 2021.
This staging of Never the Bride was performed as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2023.
Co-Creators & Cast: Rajkumar Thiagaras, Ryan Ang, Fadhil Daud
Playwright: Rajkumar Thiagaras
Choreographer: Ryan Ang
Director: Alvin Tan
Scenographer: Petrina Dawn Tan
Sound Designer: Ng Jing
Composer, Arranger and Vocalist: Emily Wong
Multimedia Designer: Genevieve Peck
Moment 4 Filming Collaborator: Tan Wei Ting
Devising Facilitator: Haresh Sharma
Project Manager: Nicole Lim
Production Manager: Marilyn Chew
Stage Manager: Georgia Sim
Assistant Stage Manager: Koh Maan Lin
Costume Coordinator & Wardrobe Mistress: Nurarina Nasir
Surtitle Operator: Kennice Foo
Crew: Goh Yu Ke, Natalie Anjasari Gordon
Intern: Lauryn Foo
(Source: The Necessary Stage Website)