Happening Event_<影子盒> The Shadow Box

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Title : The Shadow Box
Venue : Dewan Sri Pinang
Lebuh Light (Light Street)
Padang Kota (Esplanade)
,Penang

Opening Hours :
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm (Office)

Date & Time : Wed 23 - Thu 24 Jan 2008 (Wed: 7.30pm; Thu: 8pm)

Tickets : Charity show on Wed: RM100 for 2 invitation cards; Donors of RM300, RM2000, RM10,000 will be invited on stage for the opening ceremony. (& will also receive an official receipt for tax-exemption)

Thu: RM20

Ticket Contact : 019-442 0103/ 012-429 6203/ 016-442 1823

URL : http://www.wretch.cc/blog/QYTheater

Synopsis : The setting for "The Shadow Box" is three cottages on the grounds of a large hospital. Here, three tales unfold, at first serially, and then towards the end of each of the play's two acts, simultaneously.

Each tale features a person who is dying. Each person is surrounded by loved ones. All are trying to face and make sense of death.

The first family we meet is the most conventional. Joe, a working class husband and father, is joined at the cottage by his wife Maggie, who, in denial of Joe's impending death is afraid to enter the cottage. Their son, Stephen, age 14, has not yet been told of his father's terminal condition.

The second family consists of Brian, who is brutally forthright about his demise; Mark, his doting lover; and Beverly, Brian's wild ex-wife who comes to visit them.

The third family is a feisty and wheelchair-bound mother, Felicity, and her dutiful daughter, Agnes. An off-stage character, "the interviewer," pops in and out of the scenes, offering insight into the various characters through questioning.

Proceeds from Wednesday's show will be channeled towards the Penang Pure Lotus Hospice of Compassion Cancer Trust Fund.

Original Script by Michael Cristofer (USA), directed by Derek Loo and presented by Pertubuhan Seni Drama Belia Pulau Pinang & Pertubuhan Drama Galaxy.

*The play is in Mandarin, with Chinese/English subtitles.