TEMPEST

In this intricate web of power games echoing each other in various configurations, Prospero seems to be the master of the maze. But if his dark and deadly brother could be his negative double from the other side of the mirror, the magician ruler is caught in his own braintheater, where the spirit Ariel casts the stories as fugitive shadows upon the semitransparent wall between the conscious and the subconscious sphere. Shakespeare's labyrinthian island invites us to embark on another interpretational voyage of discovery.

Date: 22 April - 2 May 2004

A biennial theatre event that features works from renowned theatre companies and celebrates the creative spirit of the late dramatist Kuo Pao Kun.
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Double Bill #1: Not Suitable for 18 years and below.
18.8.04>>8pm / 20.8.04>>8pm / 21.8.04 >>2.30pm
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Strange Fruit: Forbidden Access
The Theatre Practice (Singapore)
Examine the prohibitions of law, examine the underlying humanity, to better examine yourself.

The Lineage
Black Tent Theater (Japan)
A tale of brutality, mystery and magic which speaks to contemporary life in Asia.
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Double Bill #2
19.8.04>>8pm / 21.8.04>>8pm / 22.8.04>>2.30pm
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Laughter is Taboo
Rang Vidushak (India)
A fable from modern India, a land of startling contrasts on whose streets luxury cars mingle with bullock carts and where expressions of joy are far from simple.

Rule
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (China)
Addiction is the pendulum between desire and repression.

Date: 18 - 22 August 2004

Poor Theatre Series
wu jun ru and you and me and him

Script devised by Su Junying, the director and all actors
Director: Kuo Jian Hong

Date: 9 - 27 November 2004 (Tues - Sat)