With climate catastrophe on the horizon, why would anyone want to work in oil and gas?
Having secured interviews with several employees of the petrochemical industry, this is the question a determined young writer expects to answer. Instead, Sue Rozario finds herself uncovering a troubling web of connections between the oil and gas industry, Singapore’s modern development, and her own family history. As she delves deeper into her research, she is forced to confront layers of hidden truths – not only of her interviewees’ personal and professional lives, but also of her own.
Playing With Fire shares a profoundly human look into Singapore’s industrial past and present, while placing the complexities of a just energy transition under a microscope.
Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips’ sharp, sophisticated writing shines in this new play that interrogates the relationships between people and industry with empathy and nuance. Claire Wong’s skilful direction anchors an exceptional cast, comprising Rebecca Ashley Dass, Cheryl Lee, Gosteloa Spancer, Nora Samosir and Rafaat Haji Hamzah, who bring the complexities and tensions of this thrilling work to life.
Timely and compelling, Playing With Fire examines how we have become implicated in the climate crisis, and asks what it would take to break out of it.
- Duration - Approximately 90 minutes
- Rating / Age Limit
- Rating: G
- No admission for infant in arms and children aged below 12 years old;
- Children aged 12 and above must purchase a ticket for admission
- Admission is subject to tickets produced at the entrance
Image Credit: Drama Centre
Age
12+
Price
ticket: 45 SGD
Telephone number
+65 6837 8400
Links
Address
Singapore100 Victoria Street, National Library Building, Level 3, Singapore 188064
How to get there?
By Bus: St Joseph’s Church, bus stop no. 01013
130, 133, 145, 197, 851, 960
Hotel Grand Pacific, bus stop no. 01012
2, 7, 12, 32, 33, 51, 61, 63, 80, 175, 640
Bras Basah Complex, bus stop no. 01019
2, 12, 33, 130, 133, 960
By MRT:
Bugis (EW 12 / DT14) & City Hall (EW 13 / NS25)
Parking:
Public Parking available in National Library Building Basement. Electronic parking system, Carpark entrance and exit close at 11.30pm daily.