In The Company of Heroes – a discussion

In the Company of Heroes
A Discussion of Selected Plays by Verena Tay
Saturday 30 April 2011, 3pm
The Substation Random Room
Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event

Do you aspire to keep the company of heroes? You don’t have to look long and hard. Come join us in this two-part launch of the long-awaited second volume of plays by seasoned theatre practitioner, Verena Tay! In the Company of Heroes, published by Math Paper Press/Books Actually, comprises plays written and produced between 2004 and 2010, including Verena’s best known and critically acclaimed works such as The Car (ACTION Theatre’s Theatre Idols 2005, produced in 2006), The Lunar Interviews (2008) and Bumiputra Cina (2009).

In discussion:

Audrey Wong
Shelly Quick
Jean Tay
Faizad Salim
Facilitated by Richard Chua

What the Critics Say about Verena Tay’s Plays:

Bumiputra Cina (2009)

“In masterful strokes, the piece excavated possible permutations of belonging through the physical and visceral means of a body bathed in earth… Tay’s sensual writing intertwined the stories in an intimate way. Like earthworms they burrowed, finding resonance in the different strands which make up one’s identity.” Tara Tan, Life! Section, The Straits Times, 16 May 2009, p.E8

The Lunar Interviews (2008)

“Verena Tay’s The Lunar Interviews (***1/2) … is modulated, delicious and intense: using the recurring motifs of the moon and the goddesses thereof, the playwright describes a complex of relationships between women, language and power, drawing on a wellspring of poetry I’ve never seen before in her writing.” Ng Yi-Sheng, The Flying Inkpot Theatre Reviews, Review of 24 Aug 2008

The Car (2006)

“A feel-good piece about the sometimes tense relationship between daughters and fathers and the allure of being tied to the past, The Car was quite often touching, and always unpretentious.” Hong Xinyi, Life! Section, The Straits Times, 1 Aug 2006, p. 7