Theatre company Little Red Dot staged
A Second Life The Arts House Playden in end January. Tan Suet Lee has written an interesting play exploring reality versus virtual space and relationship. The staging however was draggy as scene changes were too long - the space could be better utilised. The cast of four were generally competent. I like Varshini's portrayal of the cyber lover Louella. Andrew Choo also gave credible performance as Adam, friend of the couple Lawrence (Ian Chionh) and Mary (Gillian Tan). Overall the play was stronger than the production.
I enjoyed past performances staged by theatre company Pangdemonium. I however found its latest production, Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, rather tame. While the play used the process of drama rehearsals to reflect on human relationships and interactions, the message was rather bland and did not offer audience much insights.
The ensemble was good (Adrian Pang, Neo Swee Lin, Nikki Muller, Daniel Jenkins) and young actress Selma Alkaff was a surprise in this production. The play was directed by Tracie Pang and the set design was by Wong Chee Wai.
