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Tak sampai sehari penjualan tiket dibuka kepada awam, tiket bagi pementasan An Actress Prepares laris dijual!

Persembahan Wild Rice ini, yang bakal berlangsung pada 4 hingga 22 November, merupakan pementasan pertama setelah berbulan-bulan seni pentas tidak dapat bersemuka dengan penonton dek Covid-19.

Nampaknya memang terbukti bahawa orang ramai amat merindui seni pementasan ini.

Monolog yang dilakonkan oleh ratu teater Melayu, Siti K akan berlangsung di panggung Funan. Penjualan tiket didahulukan kepada ahli Angels Khamis lalu, dan hanya dibuka kepada orang awam awal hari ini.

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After closing for almost eight months, Wild Rice is throwing open the doors of our theatre again! 🙌 And we're welcoming you all home with our tender, intimate production of AN ACTRESS PREPARES – a love letter to Singapore theatre, performed by one of the finest actors of her generation. This one-woman show, written by Alfian Sa'at and directed by Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit, follows Siti on her life in theatre – from learning Chinese dance in primary school, to being told that she might be "too big" or "too Malay" to get roles. Siti’s amazing story speaks very much to this moment we're all living through. It examines what it means to make art and theatre against all odds – to keep dreams alive, to persevere and to be true to oneself. In compliance with government advisories on safe distancing, seating is VERY limited. Priority booking for our Wild Rice Angels 😇 begins TODAY and is available until 18 October! Public sales begin on 19 October. You can find out more at our brand-new home on the internet – link in bio ❤️ Here's to new beginnings and new adventures! See you at the theatre very soon… 🤩 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳.

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Selang beberapa jam kemudian, syarikat teater setempat itu mengumumkan bahawa mereka dah SOLD OUT!

Adoi… cemburunya!! Saya nak pergi 😦

Walau bagaimanapun, kami harap pementasan ini akan menjadi detik permulaan yang bermakna bagi penggiat seni teater untuk sambung semula persembahan di panggung dengan kebiasaan baru! Syabas dan semoga maju jaya, W!ld Rice!

– Pengkritik Sandiwara

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