Devising with Actors and Playwrights (2023)

Led by Resident Playwright and Cultural Medallion recipient Haresh Sharma, DAP 2023 is part of TNS’ devising platform and saw 20 theatre-makers undergo an intensive training programme over a six-month period to take a deep dive into the company’s unique devising methodology, as well as undergo dramaturgy workshops and lecture sessions with established theatre makers. 

This edition of the programme featured works that delved into a diverse array of themes: from faith, to mortality, to neurodivergence. The showcase presented five different devised works-in-progress created by the participants—one at each performance—at Practice Space, The Theatre Practice.

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Participants:

Afiszan Amat
Amitha Pagolu
Benedict Lim
Benjamin Lye
Ethel Yap
Euginia Tan
Flora Yeo
Goh Ming Siu
Heng Jia Min
Jayden Lim
Johanna Van
Mel Peh
Miriam Cheong
Mitchell Fang
Nicole Shaan
Daya AJ
Hoe Wei Qi
Peh Jun Kai
Weiqi Chuah
Wong Jin Yi

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Works Presented:

Like a Whisper

by: Amitha Pagolu, Benjamin Lye, Wong Jin Yi, Flora Yeo, Nicole Shaan and Mitchell Fang

The Trouble with Paradise

by: Mitchell Fang, Miriam Cheong, Heng Jia Min, Peh Jun Kai and Benjamin Lye

Brain Things (or, Is There Something Wrong With Me?)

by: Weiqi Chuah, Nicole Shaan, Goh Ming Siu, Mel Peh, Flora Yeo, Miriam Cheong and Benedict Lim

The Critic

by: Euginia Tan, Afiszan Amat, Ethel Yap, Benedict Lim, Hoe Wei Qi, Johanna Van, Mel Peh, Wong Jin Yi

Divine’s Intervention  |《神之悲伤》| Ditangani Dukacita Ilahi

by: Jayden Lim Jun De, Heng Jia Min, Weiqi Chuah, Afiszan Amat and Daya AJ