Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts – Actor, Forty Post-Show Dialogue
organised by Esplanade – Theatres On The Bay
Esplanade Theatre Studio
6 Feb 2017 (Mon)
Pure Talents emcee and theatre practitioner Danny Yeo hosted the post-show dialogue session for Actor, Forty at the Esplanade’s Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts.
Actor, Forty features Golden Horse Award-winner Yeo Yann Yann returning to the Chinese theatre stage in a special Huayi commission. The new original monologue sees Yeo collaborating with Cultural Medallion recipients, director Alvin Tan and playwright Haresh Sharma of The Necessary Stage. Candid and conversational, it examines the myriad identities that we take on and cast off in life—just as an actor does when she adopts different roles.
Blurring the lines between actor and character, Yeo plays an actress who has just been cast in a contemporary remake of Summer Snow, a 1995 Hong Kong film about a 40-something woman dealing with difficult family issues. The actress has a secret that she is struggling to keep under wraps—she is turning 40 and expecting her first child. Faced with the challenge of juggling a globetrotting job and raising a child, she confronts her hopes and fears. Will she still be able to find meaning in her career, and also play to perfection what could be her most challenging role yet—becoming a mother?
