Displaced Persons' Welcome Dinner by Checkpoint Theatre (SG)

Checkpoint Theatre (Singapore)

DISPLACED PERSONSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; WELCOME DINNER Written by Huzir Sulaiman Directed by Claire Wong

24-26 May Fri & Sat, 8pm Sat & Sun, 3pm Victoria Theatre 2h 15m, no intermission

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Displaced Persons' Welcome Dinner by Checkpoint Theatre (SG)

Published on May 26, 2019

Singapore International Festival of Arts

From critically-acclaimed theatre company Checkpoint Theatre comes Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner, a powerful new play about humanitarian workers caught in the crosshairs of a crisis. A crisis tests the resolve of the international staff of a refugee camp. Can they stay sane, stay alive, and stay strong when their minds, bodies, and spirits are called upon to do the impossible? In a multidisciplinary theatrical work set against the backdrop of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner, commissioned by SIFA 2019, investigates the realities of the aid industry. With sensitivity and nuance, playwright Huzir Sulaiman delves beneath media portrayals to discover a world where good people struggle with treacherous politics and flawed institutions.

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