A profoundly touching story, Funeral investigates in a time ruled by pragmatism and whether traditional funerals have lost their meaning and significance.
The story revolves around a Chinese family mourning the loss of the father. The father of the deceased wishes to have a traditional funeral, whereas his grandson does not believe in rites and ceremonies and wishes to do away with it. The play asks whether funerals are grandiose farewells to the deceased or symbolic atonement of regrets and guilt for the living.
This original script by NUS Chinese Drama is underpinned by a year of research through forum theatre performances, site visits to hospices, a scriptwriting competition and workshops exploring different perspectives on death and how our Asian moral values influence views on life and death.
Funeral brings together a cast of talented student actors directed by Zelda Tatiana Ng and mentored by Li Xie, principal tutor of NUS Chinese Drama.
触动人心的《中式葬礼》，以现今务实的社会为背景，探悉传统葬礼是否仍持同样的含意与意义。
故事围绕这一个哀悼父亲的华族家庭。死者的父亲希望办一个传统的葬礼。然而，不相信仪式与礼节的孙子欲免除这一切。
戏剧便提出这样一个问题：丧礼是对已故者的华丽告别还是亲属象征性的赎罪以慰籍心灵的遗憾与愧疚？
这部由国大中文戏剧创作的原著是累计了一年研究的结晶。研究包括论坛剧场演出，疗养院的实地考察，剧本创作比赛及工作坊，探索对于死亡的不同观点，及亚洲道德价值观如何影响人们对生死的看法。
《中式葬礼》由学生戏剧翘楚演绎，并由中文戏剧从业者李邪指导。
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