“A Dream Under the Southern Bough: Reverie”: Down the Ant Hole
about 60 months ago (06/06/2019)
“A Dream Under the Southern Bough: Reverie”: Down the Ant Hole | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Courtesy of Toy Factory June 6, 2019 By Jocelyn Chng (1,138 words, five-minute read) My strongest memory from the first instalment of this three-year series by Toy Factory, A Dream Under the Southern Bough: The Beginning , was its dramatic cliffhanger of an ending. There, the protagonist, disgraced naval officer Chun Yu Fen, approaches a fantastical ant kingdom all set in brilliant gold; the tableau lasts for maybe five seconds… and then blackout. Given the lengths that director Goh Boon Teck and the creative team went to in order to set up such an unforgettable climactic ending, I think it was not irrational for me to expect that this year’s performance would pick up where the previous instalment left off.