Productions

1992 - Singapore

My Mother's Wooden Chest

Updated on: 19 May 2022
  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

  • Photo Credit: The Necessary Stage

SYNOPSIS

Synopsis

My Mother's Wooden Chest is about a woman who is forced by circumstances to open up a "chestful of memories". In this pilgrimage into her past, she goes through some painful truths, reconciling herself with her "mother", herself and her life. The play unfolds the struggle of a woman against the norms of her time. It unveils genuine and identifiable problems, both personal and social.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Director
Lim Jen Erh
Playwright
Zhu Cahi Zhen
Workshopped and Reworked By
Lim Jen Erh
Rose Eng
Cast
Rose Eng
Production Manager
Clarisse Ng
Administration Manager
Haresh Sharma
Stage Manager
Doreen Tan
Assistant Stage Manager
Gene Lim
Andrew Lim
Lighting Designer
Clarisse Ng
Lighting Assistant
Kok Heng Leun
Sound Designer
Lim Jen Erh
Sound Operator
Linda Lee
Technical Assistant
Edmund Teo
Set Designer
William Teo
Sebastian Zeng
Set Construction
SEB Design
Costume Designer
Sze Ban Wah
Seamstress
Huang Yalei
Wardrobe Mistress
Ruth Tan
Programme I/C
Julius Foo
Photography
Thio Lay Hoon
Foyer Design
Sebastian Zeng
Front-of-House Manager
Yeo Ting Keat
Front-of-House Crew
Priscilla Huang
Mark Chong
Jaime Lim
Peter Zewet
Low Kah Wei
Production Crew
Michelle Choy
Monggur Tumbuck
Soh Lai Yin
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REMARKS

Remarks

First written in Mandarin as part of Scriptwriting Studio by Practice Performing Arts Centre.

Project Serial Number: 199206

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