The Complete Works of Kuo Pao Kun ③: Plays in Chinese (The 1990s)
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By the 1990s, Kuo Pao Kun’s multidisciplinary, multilingual and multicultural approach to theatre made him a pioneering figure of contemporary theatre in Singapore. Even as he established art institutions like The Theatre Practice and The Substation, he continued to write and direct plays. Lauded for their pluralism and humanistic ideals, his works were performed numerous times in Singapore and overseas, to critical acclaim.
Scripts:
Lao Jiu (1990), The Eagle And The Cat (1990), 0Zero01 (1991), The Evening Climb (1992), We Played Xiang Sheng That Night (1994), Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral (1995), Calling The East Wind (1996), Grandpa’s Meat Bone Tea (1997), Spirits Play (1998)
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Age: Unknown
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Special traits: Quiet, elusive, temperamental, unpredictableYou and me and him are waiting looking searching urgently for Wu Jun Ru. Your childhood pal, or my soul mate, or his buddy. Don’t know how to find, who can help? Can find without photo? Date of missing can’t remember, can still find? If you have information, please contact you, me or him. Thank you everyone!
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Wu jun ru and you and me and him was nominated for Best Ensemble Acting for the 2004 Life! Theatre Awards.
Cat Man (2006)
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Man To Man (2010)
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A cradle for practitioners to devise new works and experiment with the theatrical form, The Theatre Practice’s Poor Theatre Series (2003-2013) brought together theatre veterans and emerging performers to co-mingle, collide and create.
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