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Esplanade Presents
23 Jul – 1 Aug 2025
View dates and time(Intermission: None)
Esplanade Annexe Studio
A destructive fire razes through the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, leaving thousands of families homeless. To help the victims of the fire, Swee Leng, a Samsui woman, rises to the occasion and volunteers her time in the rebuilding efforts. Through sheer hard work and perseverance, she earns the respect of her peers and becomes a foreman at a construction site.
Set in 1960s Singapore, Samsui Women: One Brick at a Time is a life-sized puppetry performance based on the lives of the Samsui women of Singapore. Part fact and part fiction, it is a moving story about dedication, duty, and honour—reflecting the values and sacrifices that the dedicated Samsui women of yesteryears live by.
Learning Objectives
Gain an awareness and appreciation for puppetry as a storytelling tool
Explore the values of loyalty, resilience and sense of duty reflected in the Samsui women
Examine and gain an appreciation for the contributions of Samsui women to nation-building
Chong Tze Chien
A graduate from the NUS Theatre Studies programme, Chong Tze Chien is a core member of The Finger Players and an award-winning playwright and director. Some of the awards he has won include the Singapore Dramatist Award and The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards. His plays have been staged in Singapore, UK, Budapest, Taiwan, and Japan. He has three collections of plays containing critically acclaimed plays such as Charged (The Business Times’ top ten Singapore play of all time) and PIE. For his contributions to Singapore Theatre, he was awarded the Young Artist Award 2006 by Singapore’s National Arts Council.
The Finger Players
The Finger Players is one of Singapore’s leading theatre companies, best known for inventively fusing traditional and contemporary puppetry elements, and integrating other artistic disciplines into its visually-arresting productions.
Founded in 1999, The Finger Players is Singapore’s oldest contemporary puppetry theatre company. It has been awarded the President’s Design Award (2007), the Singapore Youth Award (Team) (2008), and numerous accolades in The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards for its efforts to engage the masses through drama and its pursuit of artistic excellence in theatre. Its body of work is extensive and has garnered recognition from both domestic and international media.
23 Jul 2025, Wed
10am
24 Jul 2025, Thu
10am
25 Jul 2025, Fri
10am
28 Jul 2025, Mon
10am
29 Jul 2025, Tue
10am
30 Jul 2025, Wed
10am
31 Jul 2025, Thu
10am
1 Aug 2025, Fri
10am
Standard | |
Price | $27 |
Schools
(All Mainstream Primary and Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges and Centralised Institute)
For every 20 student tickets purchased per performance, one complimentary teacher ticket will be issued.
The complimentary offer is only available for purchases made in a single transaction for the same show title.
SPED Schools
For every 10 student tickets purchased per performance, two complimentary teacher tickets will be issued.
The complimentary offer is only available for purchases made in a single transaction for the same show title.
Homeschools and International Schools
To make a booking, please contact Esplanade Box Office at 68288389 or email boxoffice@esplanade.com.
For enquiries, email education@esplanade.com.
Tote Board Arts Grant
All Primary Schools may use the Tote Board Arts Grant to subsidise up to 50% of the programme cost.
All SPED Schools may use the Tote Board Arts Grant to subsidise up to 70% of the programme cost.
For more details, please contact Esplanade Box Office at 6828 8389 or email boxoffice@esplanade.com.
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