Hotel | Show Introduction

A hotel in Singapore is opened at the turn of the century, when the island is still a jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Each day, new faces appear and swiftly disappear – guests and staff alike.

Every ten years, we check in to meet the hotel’s residents: Indian mutineers, Cantonese nannies, Malay film stars, Japanese soldiers, transsexual sex workers, wedding guests, suspected terrorists, and more. They live out the pivotal moments in their personal lives, as empires die and new ones are born from their ashes.

Even though the chambermaids clean up after them, readying the room for the next guests, traces of the past persist, and time reveals its cyclical nature. Ghosts communicate with the living, doubles are separated by decades, and a single moment of decision haunts the generations that come after.

An immersive, multi-generational epic, HOTEL explores the notions of empire, nationhood, migration and identity against the backdrop of a shrinking world. Spanning a century and performed over close to five hours in nine languages, this ground-breaking theatrical event highlights the eclectic energies born from the collisions between the old and the new, East and West, tradition and modernity.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

An epic odyssey through a hundred years of Singapore’s history, HOTEL made its world premiere at the 2015 Singapore International Festival of Arts. Proclaimed an “instant classic” by The Straits Times, the production won four Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards: Production of the Year, Best Direction, Best Original Script and Best Ensemble.

HOTEL headlined Wild Rice’s Singapore Theatre Festival in 2016, playing to sold-out houses throughout its limited run.

In 2017, HOTEL made its international premiere, winning rave reviews at the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide, Australia.

This new production in 2023 marks the first time Wild Rice will stage HOTEL in The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre within its own performing arts complex in Funan.

Show Details

• Hotel
• Date: 8 Jun – 8 Jul 2023
• Time: 7.30pm (Tue - Fri) | 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Sat) | 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Sun)
• Venue: The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre @ Wild Rice, Funan
• Address: 107 North Bridge Rd, Level 4 Singapore 179105

Ticketing Information

• Tickets available on Wild Rice official website
• Price:
• Previews – Thu 8 Jun (Part I) & Fri 9 Jun (Part II), 7.30pm: $50, $70, $90, $110
• Tue (Part I) & Wed (Part II), 7:30pm: $70, $90, $110, $130
• Thu (Part I) & Fri (Part II), 7:30pm | Sat, 2:30pm (Part I) & 7:30pm (Part II) | Sun, 2:30pm (Part I) & 7:30pm (Part II): $90, $110, $130, $150
• Duration: Part 1 – approximately 2 hours 45 minutes (including intermission); Part 2 – approximately 2 hours (without intermission)
• Rating: Advisory 16 (Some Mature Content)

CAST

Munah Bagharib

Rebecca Ashley Dass

Brendon Fernandez

Ghafir Akbar

Ivan Heng

André Jewson

Jo Kukathas

Dwayne Lau

Lee Chee Keng

Moo Siew Keh

Pam Oei

Oon Shu An

Siti Khalijah Zainal

Yap Yi Kai

CREATIVE TEAM

Playwrights Alfian Sa’at & Marcia Vanderstraaten

Directors Ivan Heng & Glen Goei

Set Designer Wong Chee Wai

Costume Designer Theresa Chan

Hair Designer Ashley Lim

Make-Up Designer Bobbie Ng

Information Source: Wild Rice official website