Storm Troopers
Fans of local theatre would have probably caught a rare sighting this year: Adrian Pang, Ivan Heng and Gaurav Kripalani together on stage, er ... screen in a short film called The Pitch by Singaporean filmmaker Ken Kwek.
You might ask if the artistic directors of Pangdemonium, Wild Rice and Singapore Repertory Theatre, respectively, are even friends? For the record: they are friends and have been theatre colleagues for years, says Pang. “But the type of work that we do is different,” reasons Kripalani. “The show of solidarity of the three biggest companies coming together is an important message to send out.”
Heng adds, “One of the few silver linings in the pandemic has been this shift towards more collaboration and cooperation among the arts groups in Singapore. It’s reminded us of how we’re all in the same
