Sifa 2019: Bedtime Stories taps cosiness of storytelling and language of cinema

Dutch actor Thomas Dudkiewicz, 30, is part of performance-collective Urland. He presents Bedtime Stories at the Singapore International Festival of Arts 2019. PHOTO: JOCHEM JURGENS
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SINGAPORE - As a child, Dutch actor Thomas Dudkiewicz lay enthralled, listening to his mother read from children's books. As a theatre student, he watched up to three movies a day - from funny films to thrillers - many based on the books he had read.

His work Bedtime Stories blends what he likes best about both experiences - the childhood comfort of hearing someone tell a tale with the twists and turns of watching a thriller film.

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