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Between You And Me

A Huayi Festival Commission

Between You And Me was nominated for the following awards at the "Life! Theatre Awards 2023":
  • Production of the Year
  • Best Original Script - Nelson Chia
  • Best Director - Nelson Chia
  • Best Actress - Goh Guat Kian


  • Synopsis

    A long hidden secret rises to the fore— and with it, cracks begin to appear in the familial ties between a mother and her three daughters. Are the bonds between them strong enough to weather this impending crisis?

    Forced into retirement due to her ailing health, a veteran film and TV actress finds herself missing the glitz and the attention. These days, actress Lin Li Qing occupies her time thinking up ways to battle boredom, and nagging at her three daughters for not spending enough time with her. The eldest, Shi Qi, is embroiled in a secret divorce; the second daughter, Shi Lin, is a respected stage actress fighting self-doubt and a stagnating career; and the youngest, Shi Jie, tires of her mother’s constant nagging to find a life partner.

    In a bolt from the blue, Li Qing wins a prestigious acting award, thrusting her back into the spotlight and also onto the theatre stage with Shi Lin. Staged conflicts become reality as mother and second daughter clash time and again, dredging up decades of hurt and dragging Shi Qi and Shi Jie into a whirlpool of suppressed emotions.

    Not long after, the family gathers to celebrate Li Qing’s 70th birthday. Outside, the rain clouds converge ominously…

    Celebrating 10 illustrious years, Nine Years Theatre joins hands with Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts once again, to commemorate the festival’s 20th anniversary with the company’s debut production in the Esplanade Theatre. An original play written and directed by award winning local theatre stalwart, Nelson Chia, and featuring a stellar cast of actors such as Goh Guat Kian, Sharon Au, Mia Chee, Jean Ng, Johnny Ng, and Liow Shi Suen, Between You and Me tells the secrets inherent in every family.




    Performed in Mandarin with some English and Chinese dialect, with English surtitles.

    Date and Time
    11 – 13, 18 & 19 Feb 2022
    Fri & Sat: 8pm
    Sun: 3pm

    Venue
    Esplanade Theatre

    Duration
    2hr (no intermission)

    Advisory
    From 1 Jan 2022, there will no longer be a concession for unvaccinated individuals to perform Pre-Event Testing in lieu of being fully vaccinated. All patrons (except for children aged 12 and below*) need to be fully vaccinated# against COVID-19.

    #Full vaccination refers to:
    - two weeks after the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty, Moderna or any COVID-19 vaccines under the World Health Organisation's (WHO) emergency use list
    - recovery from a COVID-19 infection

    *Children aged 12 and below, with a limit of 20% of the total audience size, will be admitted into the venue upon verification by our ushers at the door.

    All patrons are required to do SafeEntry check-in at the venue via the TraceTogether app (version 2.11 and above) or token only. Other modes of SafeEntry check-in will not be accepted.

    Playwright/ Director: Nelson Chia
    Producer: Mia Chee

    Cast:
    Goh Guat Kian, Jean Ng, Sharon Au, Mia Chee, Johnny Ng, Liow Shi Suen,
    David Wong Yik Looi, Ric Liu, Mitchell Fang, Wendi Wee Hian, Jayden Lim Jun De

    Set: Wong Chee Wai
    Lighting: Genevieve Peck
    Sound: Guo Ningru
    Costume: Anthony Tan
    Makeup: The Make-Up Room
    Hair: Ashley Lim

    Production Manager: Tennie Su
    Stage Manager: Keira Lee

    Key Visual and Title Logo: Ryan Loi