Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 12:18AM /
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soooo.....the reminders have been popping up, and before i vanish into radio silence, here's my latest.
my musical opens next week! ok for those of you who'll be in singapore between 27th nov to 5th dec, please come. this is an original musical theatre piece, about teenagers in singapore. i wrote most of it, and i'm directing. it's been a fantastic process with the teens because we based all of it on their own lives, dealing with issues that they grapple with every day. this is NOT a "high school musical"! it's way too real and specific to be that.
so we had sitzprobe today, which is when we sing with the full band, and it sounds great. what a kick to be in the room with them! the musicians too, are all young people, just like our actors. it's so exciting to se them grow, almost right before your eyes. they've come a long way, and they deserve to be heard.
so have a look at our website, www.itsmylife.sg
and if you're around, please come! tickets are from gatecrash. the info's on the site. i really want everyone to see these guys! they've become very close to my heart, and i hope they will to yours too.
(by the way, klairwris is on this show too, seen her profile?)
so that's it for now. more when i'm on my next show!
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Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 1:31PM /
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whoa....ok so i got the reminder that says "you haven't said anything for 72 days".....pressure....
so here i am, although i am actually working day and night on a project (with elizabeth tan, seen her blog?). the project is called "the vagina monlogues". yeah yeah yeah that's the real title. it's a pretty well known play actually. we're doing it here in singapore. and before you ask how i qualify to be involved in it, not having one of my own, i am the lighting designer, and also the only guy, in a way!
after not designing lights for 2 years, (was acting all of last year) suddenly i am lighting 2 shows back to back. the opera "turandot" went very well last month, and had good reviews for my lights, yay! and the rest of the year will be directing and (ulp!) singing. no more acting for this last quarter. in case any of you wanna check out the piece i am directing, it's an original youth musical called "it's my life!", and our website is www.itsmylife.sg
as for the singing, heh heh, er, more about that later.......next blog! it comes in december after the musical anyway. but if you're in singapore in november/december, come see the show!
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Friday, Jul 11, 2008 1:52AM /
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so my man johnny says "blog!". and since i can't sleep tonight even though i'm exhausted, here i am.
the reason i'm tired is that i just finished another 8 hour rehearsal for the play i'm in "the swordfish, and then the concubine", part of the singapore theatre festival. it's been some time since i was back on a very physical theatre production, and it feels good. but i am way below my usual level of fitness, ha ha! it's great though, and i laugh like hell everyday of rehearsal, and sometimes cry a little too, like today. everyone's so giving and so creative, it's a terrific atmosphere to be in.
heh heh if any of you is in singapore, look out for an actor called sani hussein. i am a HUGE fan! everyday i go to rehearsal wondering what sani's gonna bring to the mix. he's nuts. and so damn talented.
so if your'e in singapore over our national day weekend, the 7th to the 10th of august, come see us! www.singaporetheatrefestival.com
yu-beng
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Saturday, Jun 7, 2008 1:32AM /
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ok those of you who know me will know i am really very un-used to writing blogs. i am always a little private about my life, so the idea of letting everybody in is a little daunting. the only time i've ever done blogs is when they are specific to a project and we wanna let people know about it.
but here i am, and the reasaon i'm here is, i wanna figure out how to use this thing, so just have to dive right in! so you may not get gory details, but you will from me, ha!
so in brief (ok, i'll say more next time) i'm an actor from singapore who dabbles in everything, directing, producing, lighting design, fight choreography, and writing. and i really need to get off my ass and re-edit my showreel to include new stuff and shorten the damn thing!
ok more next time, but that's a small step for most of you, and a big one for me. night!
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