Mulan : An Adaptation
April 16th, 2006
this evening, i went to watch the Mulan play staged by my high school.
i dont think i’ve ever felt this proud of my school in my whole life. EVER.
believe me when i say exactly one month ago, this production was nowhere, despite having been set in motion about one year ago. back when i was still in form5, the hearsay was that this was to be an August 2005 play, buuuuuut due to a lot of non-cooperation among cast members, it was pushed back to September. and then to December. and then to January 2006. then to March 2006. most people thought this play wasnt even going to happen.
but finally, after many many many cancelled tentative dates, Sri Garden staged Mulan : An Adaptation on the 14th and 15th of April 2006.
overall, for something that was put together in the span of one month, it was absolutely superb. i had the time of my life. for amateur actors, some of the cast were just mindblowingly fantastic, and the adapted script kept the continuity of the play fluid without chopping up too many scenes. encik jefri rocked the sound and lights console, the (very expensive) backdrop was so impressive, costumes were beautiful.
i loved this play. i feel so proud of the school right now.
the character who stole all our hearts was of course Surayn, who played Mushu. hahaha i think i made him almost forget his lines when i stood up and whooped in the auditorium during his entrance. he looked so shocked it was funny :D oh and Ming Yi was AWESOME, she played Chi Fu to a T – smug, arrogant and haughty, and had his self-important eye roll down to a pat. Ming Yi, hats off to you. go into theatre in the future!!!
i am just very awed that all this happened in less than a month. i remember sometime a month ago, we bumped into Xin Le at Mid Valley when i knew there was supposed to be practice going on at that time. i asked her what she was doing out shopping when she should be in school, but she was like, “oh practice was cancelled AGAIN”. i was just really taken aback cos they had so little time left. but holy hell, one month later, look at what they’ve done! :) pessimism can be so unfounded sometimes.
click below for more pictures i took during the play!
so proud, so proud :) i mean come on, the last time Sri Garden pulled off something like this was in 1995 when i was in 1st grade!!!
14 Comments Add your own
1. Jay | April 16th, 2006 at 4:37 am
I gotta admit, that set does look nice, which means it cost a shitload! It looks like they did a great job. Now…the important question of the day, where can I get a set like that!?
2. ric | April 16th, 2006 at 10:20 am
wushu(suryan) was the bomb!!!
especially the very last scene where he ‘cried’ :D
3. ric | April 16th, 2006 at 10:22 am
*mushu
4. sumone | April 16th, 2006 at 11:51 am
heyz su ann… i went for the friday show and was so disappointed to find out that you were not mulan. fyi, my sis studies in ur school so she told me you were going to be mulan. reli wanted to see you perform since i hv heard so much bout you =) anywayz hope you dont think i am some stalker…. was just looking forward to see you acting on stage. good job to ssg anyway!
5. AbbyC. | April 16th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
wow i didn’t knew ssg has such play yesterday wei.. aikz.. it must be good.. as i remember.. a successful and a fabulous event was the concert on 1995..
wahahaaa… from the pics.. it tells thousand tales.. this must be good.. I’m proud of SSG now.. as a student for 11 years
6. secretbear | April 16th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
hahaaha. I saw you grabbing mushu countless times to take pics with :D
7. vvens | April 16th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
yayayaya. i remember when we was in primary one, we had a play too!!! in MCA building right?
the Hang Li Po play.
8. wilson.w | April 16th, 2006 at 6:16 pm
very beautiful props + costumes too.
They look like real-life cartoons too..hehe
Glad to see you at our church, Suann!
God bless
9. sieutheng | April 16th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
the backdrop so impressive O.O
*hits myself for missing such a show*
10. yoong | April 17th, 2006 at 12:26 am
eh weren’t you supposed to be mulan? wtf happen
11. pinkpau | April 17th, 2006 at 1:05 am
jay : my friend’s dad. hahaha. but it was OMGSOEXPENSIVE
ric : i heart surayn.
sumone : hehe your sister gave you outdated news .. she’s one month too late. did you use to be from ssg?
abby c : it was a seriously good event for SSGesque effort. of course it was not perfect, and as an ex-student i feel compelled to be extremely liberal with the praise, but it definitely surpassed my expectations 50 times over
secretbear : eh dont exaggerate! 2 times only! and i miss him like crazy ler, sure must take pic la!
vvens : yesss hang li po. hahaha you were in 1D? we must have done the same performance then, the pirate one
wilson : you ah, dont accuse me of sleeping again.
sieutheng : HUH u know also leh. anyway entrance supervision was super char, can go in for free man.
yoong : long story, tell u on msn .. :)
12. sarah | April 17th, 2006 at 6:26 pm
woahhh looks really impressive! i dont remember my school plays looking that professional, esp the backdrop — looovely.
dammit have to attend more plays!!
13. pinkpau | April 19th, 2006 at 12:03 am
sarah : actorlympics is coming up, you definitely must go for that :)
14. vvens | April 19th, 2006 at 9:10 pm
yes yes yes. i’m in 1D. i’m the red pirate.
johanas’s gang. lol
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