Theatre Idols Finals 2008

Theatre Idols 2008 Finals is here once again!

Theatre Idols is presented by ACTION Theatre which is under Theatre Oasis. 38 local playwrights from Action Theatre Playwriting Spa have entered this competition. In this final stage, only 2 playwrights, Jacke and Christine, are left to compete against each other with their plays, "Catching Adam Cheng" and "Numb". Click on picture to read the synopsis of both plays.

Jacke Chye is a Media Marketing Professional while Christine Sim is a NUS Law Undergraduate.

Theatre Idols is a way for local theatre to reach out to Singapore's public, by giving us a say in which plays we feel are good and worthy of a full staging. I think at every competition stage, the public can request for tickets to attend the readings of the scripts, but I have decided to attend the finals instead. Which play gets the full staging is decided purely by the audience's votes, which is us. You vote by SMS on the day itself. If I'm not wrong, the SMS has no extra charge.

I have attended last year's Theatre Idols finals and it was awesome. Although it was a reading of the script (literally, the actors sit onstage and read the scripts), do not think that it is only a reading. The actors did it so well and injected it with so much emotions that I felt it was akin to watching the full play. Plus it's free of charge! You can see which actors are involved in the reading this time round by clicking on the image.

If you're interested, do try to attend it and vote for your favourite play. Even if you don't feel like voting, you can still go down and watch it. Details as below:

Date/Day: 17th March 2008, Monday (tomorrow)
Time: 8pm
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
Price: Free of charge
Age requirement: "Numb" is rated R18

Get tickets by emailing info@action.org.sg with the number of tickets you want. Each person is limited to a maximum of 4 tickets. They will send an email for confirmation and you'll only need to print out the email and bring it to the Esplanade Box Office Counter to reclaim your tickets. It's a little rushed, but you can still send your email today! The last year I went, there were still tickets available at the counter even if you did not send an email.