2011 Season
           On Stage

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A Players Theatre Production
An Original Play by Carina Hales
Directed by Carina Hales
Inspired by Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree
With Illustrations by Elvin Ching

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Synopsis

BOY is a beautiful, simple story inspired by Shel Silverstein’s classic book, The Giving Tree. Set in the Far East, this original folktale and fable tells the story of a pair of best friends - a boy and a tree. Together, they have everything they need in the world. But one day, when a princess wanders into the boy's world, he suddenly becomes painfully aware of all the things he does not have. In the boy's pursuit of the girl's affections and her father - the Emperor's - approval, he finds that he is lacking in so many things. The boy goes to his friend the tree and - again and again - the tree gives everything she can until there is nothing left to give.

In a bittersweet ending, the boy comes to realise that he already had everything in the world he could possibly want, he just didn't know it. 

This heartwarming production of BOY is a wonderful way to experience the valuable life lesson of not taking for granted the love that is freely offered by those who care for us the most.

This is a limited run so book your tickets now.

 Highlights of the Show               

§         Boy is an extraordinary piece of theatre for children, young people and families. It is stimulating, creative and has social, cultural and literary breadth.

§         Boy incorporates a great message, strong visuals, creative staging and traditional performance elements.

§         Boy is a play with strong educational value. It:

o        Nurtures in youth the joy of books and reading.

o        Introduces students to various Asian performance styles.

o        Explores the themes of contentment, gratitude and friendship.

o        Deals with growing up, responsibility to the world/people around us and the wisdom of experience.

o        Teaches respect for the gifts of family and friendship.

§         Along parallel lines, Boy has an Ecological theme: The Tree represents Mother Earth and the Boy and his behaviour reflects our own treatment of the earth’s resources.

§         Question & Answer Session. All our shows have a post-show Q&A session that helps young audience members consolidate their thoughts of the show, clarify any questions they might have on who, how, why and to ask the actors any questions about themselves or how theatre is made. 

Players Theatre is pleased to be working with schools to supplement the Ministry of Education’s STELLAR Literacy programme with our literature based theatre exposure and experience performances.

*This programme is fully endorsed by the National Arts Council Arts Education Programme*

Show Dates & Times

To Book Tickets

Ticket Prices:  (All prices include the SISTIC Fee)

Public:                       $27 Adult or Child
                                  $96 Family Package  (4 pax with at least 1 child)

Friends of                  (Password required)
Players Theatre:        $21 Adult or Child
                                  $74 Family Package  (4 pax with at least 1 child)

Schools:                    (Before 31st July 2011)
                                  $18 Adult or Child
                                  (Before 19th August 2011)
                                  $20 Adult or Child 
                                 

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To book, call: (65) 644-644-30.

Weekend shows are available through Players Theatre or SISTIC.
Bookings for these shows are listed in RED.

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