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Expectations/Pressure

Kheng wants to take part in a school talent-time but her father would rather she help out more often at the family shop. Her good freind Michael wants her to spend more time with him. Kheng has schoolwork, tuition and ECAs to manage as well. What can Kheng do?
1993
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Singapore
 

Workshops

Lanterns Never Go Out

This play revolves around Kah Wei, a 15-year old girld, who will be sitting for her GCE 'O' Level examinations next year. The play starts with Chinese New Year where Kah Wei's relatives' constant nagging and unwanted advise force her to seek refuge in he room. The scenes that follow reveal the different aspects of Kah Wei's character--her relationships, her childhood, her coming to grips with the roles she must play and the various expectations she faces.

As the play progresss, we may find ourselves as Kah Wei does, questioning the dos and don'ts, the whys and hows, of life. Or, we may find ourselves questioning Kah Wei.

Lanterns Project is a 1-month programme in March and is part of the 1994 Young People's Theatre. For the first 2 weeks, 18 1.5-hour pre-activity sessions will be conducted in schools for 720 upper secondary school students i.e. 40 students per session. They will then go into theatre during the third week for the performance and post-activity.
1994

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What's the difference?

What's the difference? aims to help students understand and respect difference. Some children already have prejudices and discriminate against others who are of a different colour, size or gender from themselves at a young age.

The pay hopes to enable students to reflect on how these prejudices are formed and to question their validity. It also hopes to encourage students to examine their own thought and decision making process and to provide them with alternative perspectives.
2000
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Singapore
 

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Thicker Than Water

Thicker than Water deals with the facts & myths of HIV and AIDS, including the prejudices and fear that surround it. How it can and will affect teenagers. Two young friends, with their whole lives before them, believe that anything is possible. But what happens when one of them discovers he is HIV positive. Prejudices are confronted and the friendship tested as he struggles to tell his best friend about his illness. 
1999
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Singapore
 

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Heroes are everywhere

Homework, ECA, exams, tests and tuition. Is there more to life? Through song, dance, play and jokes, three friends learn about friendship, communication and care for others. they discover that they can be heroes in other people's lives.
1999
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Singapore

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Standing Tall

Standing Tall revolves around the experiences of three school friends, Marcus, Vijay and Li Lian. It focuses on the struggles of adolescents in dealing with peer pressure and societal expectations in the search for personal identity.

Ultimately, it is  self-esteem, respect for their own and others' choices and the ability to exercise a degree of mental toughness which makes them stand tall.

This play was performed 70 times as part of the Youth Mental Health Awareness Campaign co-organized by the National Council of Social Service and TNS.
1996
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Singapore

Productions

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1995
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Singapore
 

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Wonderful Baby

This is a story of a girl who gets knocked down by a car one day on her way to school. The play is about what goes on inside her head as she is trapped in a coma. The void of the coma marks the separation between her aspirations and her failures, her dreams and her realities, life and death.
1994
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Singapore
 

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Staying Out Late

Kheng wants to go for a concert with her classmate Michael but fears that her mother will not allow her to stay out late. Under pressure, Kheng relents and Michael buys the tickets. When Kheng asks her mother, she is proven right as the latter disapproves of Michael and the expensive ticket price. Can Kheng negotiate with her mother?
1993
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Singapore

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Waiting

Waiting is about what happens when three lonesome waiters bond together as a family to combat cold soups and demanding diners.
1994
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Singapore
 

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Over the Wall

Over the Wall is a play that has an open text, inviting directors to attempt different workshopping approaches and interpretations.
1993
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Singapore
 

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Lack of Communication

Kheng finds that her Father is too busy to share her problems or even her joys. Her good friend Michael will not take her problems seriously and just wants to have fun. Can Kheng get them to listen to her?
1993
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Singapore
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