I am Queen
The Fifties. A time of vice and debauchery. When colonialism was defined by the surge of independence. Where culture was inspired by ideals that flourished.
But what has it all have to do with our beautiful stripper? Step into the land where she reigns as Queen and together we shall look upon his-story through her eyes, and unravel her tale with the tongues of men.
Following the life of cabaret star Betty Youn from orphan, to child bride, to beauty pageant contestant, to dancer, to kept lover, I am Queen is an exploration of womanhood oppressed- where their body is their only currency. Veteran director Wu Xi and playwrights Quah Sy Ren and Liu Xiaoyi evoke the romance of a bygone era and peel back the glitz of the cabaret for a intimate look at gender relations, morality and the intersection between the domestic and the political.
Date: 14 – 17 August 2008
Venue: Drama Centre Black Box
Festival: OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival
Director/ Set Design: Wu Xi
Playwrights: Quah Sy Ren, Liu Xiaoyi
Choreography: Jalyn Han
Costume Design/ Wardrobe Mistress: Vivianne Koh
Lighting Design/ Production Manager: Lee Bee Bee
Multimedia Design: Lim Keng San
Stage Manager: Ting Hock Hoe
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Gabriel Chan Wei Wen
Assistant Stage Manager: Song YeHuan
Set Coordinator: Chan Lee Lee
Stage Assistants: Lin Mingyu, Sum Kar Mun
Sound Coordinator: Cecilia Chow Chee Ching
Multimedia Operator: Ng Jie Ying Jessie
Hair Stylist: Ashley Lim
Wardrobe Assistant: Szeto Hui Yan
Surtitle Translation/ Operator: Zachary Ho Tze Siang
Cast: Peter Sau, Koh Wan Ching, Windson Liong, Eemien Sia, Liu Hong, He Le Miao
“The Theatre Practice managed to communicate something of the conflict and crisis of the times – the battle of men and women over women’s bodies, played out in a city that we’ve forgotten about too soon”
– Flying Inkpot (https://inkpotreviews.com/oldInkpot/08reviews/0814%2Ciamquee%2Cny.html)