Into the Woods

Hey folks, inviting you all to check out this production with me. It's by dream academy and many of our local experienced talents are inside. You'd recognize many of them:

Starring Selena Tan, Adrian Pang, Sebastian Tan, Emma Yong, Denise Tan, George Chan, Lim Kay Siu, RJ Rosales and Robin Goh, together with Ria Jones (London West End: Chess, Cats, Les Miserables; Singapore: A Twist of Fate) and Sheila Francisco (London West End: South Pacific; Singapore: The Full Monty).

What first attracted me was how all the characters in the brochure, Cinderella, Jack (and the beanstalk), Rapunzel, Red Hiding Hood, etc., had a darker and twisted look. Apparently, the story weaves all of them together in a search for happy ever after and in the end, we wonder if there is such a thing in the first place.

I like how familiar or actual pieces are given a new lease of life through story-telling. Be it in National Treasure (with Nicholas Cage) or Da Vinci Code. So we will see further character development in people we have grown to know so well since our childhood.

There are only 13 shows starting from 29 July. Prices are: $118, $108, $88, $68, $58 & $48 (Excluding $3 SISTIC fee). 15% discount with various cards and memberships but may be limited to higher end categories only.

For more details, either visit:
http://www.dreamacademy.com.sg/production-into-the-woods.htm

Or to go into extreme spoiler mode (with details of each Act), visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Woods

I'm definitely going for this and am rather excited actually. So spreading the news to you!

In fact, i think that there are a lot of interesting productions lately, such as I love you, you’re perfect, now change and Dick lee’s beauty kings. Think i wanna slowly build up my experience and refine my taste in arts so that in future art festivals, i would be able to close in to what i know are good works. But then again, sometimes theatre is not just trying to be arty farty but just be damn fun! Like in Cinderellah and Full Monty were very different from Emily of Emerald Hill.

And i wanna stop relying on reviews which only come up after the first show (duh) and by then, the good tickets are gone. So it is only by good faith, pure support or just plain sincere interest that people go for it without the reviews.

So on top of The Lion King in July (We have yet to come up with the date...), i'll be going for this too! How bout you?

p/s club med is back on the menu as some "don't mind". well, i can't go to japan for sure even though cheap tickets, etc. due to work and school (this year is really damn chui and dog is supposed to be really lucky this year but this topic is for another day). i'm even toying with the idea of club med + bangkok for a few days to shop. Club med deffo need other people but bangkok can be a solo trip. Anyway, i just let you all know in case we have same wish but never communicate and becomes a regret.