Playing With Fire by Checkpoint Theatre [G]

15 Aug 2024 (Thu) - 25 Aug 2024 (Sun)

Theatre

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Synopsis

With climate catastrophe on the horizon, why would anyone want to work in oil and gas? Having secured interviews with several employees of the petrochemical industry, this is the question a determined young writer expects to answer. Instead, Sue Rozario finds herself uncovering a troubling web of connections between the oil and gas industry, Singapore’s modern development, and her own family history. As she delves deeper into her research, she is forced to confront layers of hidden truths – not only of her interviewees’ personal and professional lives, but also of her own.Playing With Fire shares a profoundly human look into Singapore’s industrial past and present, while placing the complexities of a just energy transition under a microscope. Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips’ sharp, sophisticated writing shines in this new play that interrogates the relationships between people and industry with empathy and nuance. Claire Wong’s skilful direction anchors an exceptional cast, comprising Rebecca Ashley Dass, Cheryl Lee, Gosteloa Spancer, Nora Samosir and Rafaat Haji Hamzah, who bring the complexities and tensions of this thrilling work to life.Timely and compelling, Playing With Fire examines how we have become implicated in the climate crisis, and asks what it would take to break out of it.

Tickets & Prices

Thu 15/8/2024, 8pm
Fri 16/8/2024, 8pm
Sat 17/8/2024, 3pm
Sat 17/8/2024, 8pm
Sun 18/8/2024, 3pm
Tue 20/8/2024, 8pm
Wed 21/8/2024, 8pm
Thu 22/8/2024, 8pm
Fri 23/8/2024, 8pm
Sat 24/8/2024, 3pm
Sat 24/8/2024, 8pm
Sun 25/8/2024, 3pm

Doors open 15 minutes before event

T&Cs

Rating / Age Limit
- Rating: G
- No admission for infant in arms and children aged below 12 years old;
- Children aged 12 and above must purchase a ticket for admission
- Admission is subject to tickets produced at the entrance

Photography / Video Recording Rules
- Photography, Video Recording and Audio Recording are strictly prohibited during the performance.