In The Spirits Play, five spirits – a General, a Man, a Mother, a Girl and a Poet – recollect their life experiences in the Great War. They are thrown into turmoil in their attempt to understand the war and its atrocities that were inflicted upon them not only by the foreign enemy but also by their own government and army. A notable work in Singapore theatre, The Spirits Play poignantly depicts the agony, guilt and turmoil left in the aftermath of war.
Produced by The Finger Players
Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles
Video/ Photo credit: Tuckys Photography
Show duration 1h 32min
DirectorOliver ChongPlaywrightKuo Pao KunSetOliver ChongSoundDarren NgLightingLim Woan WenPuppetryOliver Chong, Daniel Sim and Myra LokeCostumeMax Tan and Yuan Zhiying, MAX.TANStarringJohnny Ng, Tay Kong Hui, Alvin Chiam, Tan Wan Sze, Doreen Toh, Jasmine Xie Huilin, Myra Loke & Jo KwekSupported byCultural Matching FundYear2017 and 2015Date27 – 29 October 2017 and 5 – 15 November 2015VenueVictoria Theatre (2017) and Drama Centre Black Box, Singapore (2015)AwardsThe Straits Times Life! Theatre Award 2016: Nomination for Best Sound Design
