Now Then Again
by NUS Theatre Ensemble
"Penny Penniston’s play, Now Then Again, explores the
workings of quantum physics in a romantic relationship. It is based on a
quantum hypothesis that the future and the past happen simultaneously.
Thus, time is relative, all possibilities happen in time and space, and
choice is just one possibility.
Feeling confused? Yes, indeed. This is a very challenging theme
handled creatively with excellent execution of details by director Tan
Shou Chen, the ensemble of seven actors, and the creative team.
Set in a surreal framework of constantly transposing time and space,
daily life events are presented on stage with simple and effective use
of multimedia images. This provides a useful shift between the real and
unreal. Luke Kwek handles the role of Henry, an intelligent but socially
awkward physicist, charmingly.
(...)
The multimedia
design by Koo Chia Meng provides a sense of the vastness of the universe
through projections of physics formulae, numbers and shapes. This invites
the audience to ponder on the question of space and time— do space and
time exist in their singularity or do multiple spaces beyond the
definition of time exist? Set designer Hay Teow Kwang enhances the fluidity of the space by clearly dividing the various physical and psychological spaces which co-exist on stage."
- Beverly Yuen, Review of "Now Then Again" for Centre 42
Full review can be found here: http://centre42.sg/now-then-again-by-nus-theatre-ensemble-2/
