Avant Theatre has over two decades produced numerous Tamil and English plays showcasing Singaporean artists, writers and institutions.
It has also created a pool of Tamil theatre practitioners through workshops covering various aspects of stage production, such as scriptwriting and acting.
“In continuing our drive to produce quality productions, we are staging an audience-mediated play entitled Hangman, in both English and Tamil,” said Avant Theatre’s director G. Selva.
“The play in Tamil will be staged on Sept 14 and 16, and the English version on Sept 15, at Stamford Arts Centre Blackbox. The audience will have the power to shape the performance featuring noted local actors Karthik, Ragu and Aric.”
The play delves into the mind of a hangman who is traumatised by the nature of his job. It explores morality, obsession and sanity through a twisted game of psychological warfare.
Combining an eclectic mix of gallows humour, dark comedy and absurdist theatre, Hangman poses a myriad of philosophical questions: Can every crime be forgiven? Should the death penalty be abolished? Can execution be considered an occupation?
Initially written as a 15-minute play in 2014 by playwright Bhargav Sri Ganesh, Hangman has been re-written into a 90-minute production by director Selva and actor Karthikeyan S.
Selva shines with his masterful handling of a challenging subject through engaging banter and dark comedy.
The audience will get two chances to vote for a character swop during the performance.
For more information on Hangman, go to facebook.com/avanttheatre or avanttheatre.com
V.K. Santhosh Kumar
