Between 5 Cows and the Deep Blue Sea... (2022)

25 November 2022 – 27 November 2022 @ Theatre Studio, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Synopsis

Caught between traditional Indian arranged marriage and modern dating, Girl is made an unwilling participant of a bizarre game show. She is thrown around the space by Man, who morphs into everything from a Bollywood star, to a questionable fortune teller, to even Girl's Mother who has bought into The Patriarchy™ and thinks her daughter will never find happiness without getting married.

Between 5 Cows and the Deep Blue Sea...follows Girl as she struggles to come to terms with her identity, and battles with societal expectations heaped upon her. Where will this internal tug of war take her?

Performers: Indumathi Tamilselvan, Kewal Kartik
Voiceover Artist: A Yagnya

Playwright & Co-director: A Yagnya
Co-director & Dramaturg (Script): Alvin Tan
Producer: Michele Lim
Production & Costume Designer: Max Tan
Multimedia Designer, Sound Designer & Music Composer: Jevon Chandra
Additional Compositions: Syafiqah ‘Adha Sallehin
Set & Props Designer: Chan Silei
Lighting Designer: FAITH LIU YONG HUAY
Puppetry Consultant: Ang Hui Bin

Production Manager: Clarisse Ng
Stage Manager: Shivani Rajan
Assistant Stage Manager: Nikhita Ganesh
Show Control (Sound & Visual Media): JING NG
Surtitle Operator: Vivi Agustina
Multimedia & Sound Operator: Jevon Chandra
Set & Props Fabrication: Prop-erly LLP
Hair & Makeup: Sha Shamsi

Japanese Language Coach: Asuka Kono
Hindi Language Support: Sandeep Yadav
Performance Photography: Bernie Ng
Archival Videography: Reel Werks Productions
Key Visual & Programme Designer: Daniel Teo
Additional Photography: Sandeep Yadav

(Source: Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay Programme)


credits

Kewal Kartik
Performer
A Yagnya
Voiceover, Playwright, Co-Director
Alvin Tan
Co-Director, Dramaturg
Michele Lim
Producer
Max Tan
Production Designer, Costume Designer
Jevon Chandra
Multimedia Designer, Sound Designer, Music Composer, Multimedia Operator, Sound Operator