Encore: Singapore International Festival of Arts
Distanced by safe distance
It is a pity the physical separation of the hardworking Singapore and American cast for Three Sisters leads to stilted exchanges
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Three Sisters (above) sees Nine Years Theatre's ensemble on Drama Centre's stage physically, while Siti members loom over them in cinematic projections.
PHOTO: NINE YEARS THEATRE
Three Sisters feels like a series of unfortunate compromises forced by Covid-19. This collaboration between Nine Years Theatre and Siti Company was to have been the culmination of a long working relationship between the two troupes.
Had the production been allowed to take shape with actors from both companies standing on the same stage, some of the ideas might have taken wing.
