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3rd - 6th July 2024

Stage @ The Docks

Synopsis

Step into a world of drama, passion and artistry of what awaits you on stage as we take a spin on Shakespeares infamous: King Lear.

A nuclear apocalypse in the 31st Century has reset humanity. Plunged into another dark age, tribes battle for survival with Lear as their King. With only 8% of the human population remaining, scavenging and fighting is rife in this land. To extend the reign of his tribe, Lear divides his kingdom to his three daughters but quickly fears the end of his own power. What will his daughters do? Will they survive…?

WARNING: THIS SHOW CONTAINS LOUD SUDDEN NOISES AND SENSITIVE TOPICS SUCH AS DEATH, SUICIDE, SELF HARM AND TORTURE!!

The Characters

Adi Amon Mesika is an Israeli actress. She has appeared in several theatre shows, TV productions and commercials. In the last two years, she has trained in HCAC using Strasberg’s method and joined the “Bold Moment” ensemble, exploring different types of physical theatre methods and techniques. Adi was last seen onstage in “The Flux Media” presentation of “Surviving Hope” and is very excited to be a part of “Burying Children”, a kicking and intriguing original play, to collaborate and create with a powerful group of women.

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Lear

Nadia Rahman is a Singaporean actor who has worked in her home country and abroad. Burying Children will be her “homecoming” production, after living for 8 years in Rome, Italy. Working in theatre, film and TV in Italian and in English, she was last seen onstage as Witch 1 in an adaptation of Macbeth, in commercials and roles for Volkswagen and Netflix, to name a few. An alumna from LASALLE College of the Arts’ Acting program (2010-2013), she is passionate in movement and singing and is currently honing her writing and photography skills to expand herself in the performing arts. 

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Goneril

Sook Kuan was born in Seremban and graduated from University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) with an M.A.(Creative Arts). She was a dance tutor/lecturer at the University of Malaysia for 8 years (2006-2013), and a full-time dance artist in Borneo Dance Theatre from 2014-2016. After moving to Singapore in 2017, she continues to pursue her passion for dance/movement creation as an independent dance/movement artist and recently she joined Bold Moment as one of the Co-Artistic Directors. Her recent works include “Breakthrough Journey” for Japan Cultural Expo 2021, “The Brides” 2021 and “The Last Shaman” for Quick & Bold Fest. 2022. Her upcoming creation "The Last Shaman", a full-length dance theatre work is slated to premiere in July 2023.

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Regan

Tatiana Konovalova obtained a graduate degree in vocal performance and pedagogy from the Moscow Humanitarian University, Faculty of Culture and Musical art in 2014 under the tutelage of Maria Pavlova. In 2016, Tatiana attended the American Masters Academy of Opera and has worked with such named conductors and couches as Lucy Arner, Alexander Winterson, and Richard Barrett. In 2013, Tatiana performed arias of Verdi and Puccini at St. Petersburg Academic Philarmonia. Subsequently, Tatiana played the main role in the play “Trilby” which was staged in Aliwal centre Singapore and Lady Macbeth in a Musical Performance that was staged at Goodman Art Center.

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Oswald and Cordelia

Kristina Pakhomova is an actress, producer, writer and acting coach based in Singapore. She has performed in a number of theatre plays, short films, TV and radio projects as well as producing, directing, writing and performing in her own work. She is the artistic director and founder of KrisP. Production, a Hong Kong-based theatre and film production company and a co-founder and co-artistic director of Bold Moment Theatre and Actor Training in Singapore. Her most recent appearance was in the theatre play “Sita of Troy” by Bold Moment, her multi-awarded short film “Away” which was written, produced and performed by her in Hong Kong, and "Venus In Fur" by Bold Moment.

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Kent

Tajiyah Sulwana is a current student at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts cum University of Arts London taking her Bachelor (Hons) in Performance Making. She has always been fascinated by the notion of how art can be used to evoke conversations of change. In 2020, Tajiyah was nominated for the Mendaki Anuggerah Award and won for representation in the theatre field. She has performed in mainly theatre plays, musicals and short films as well as done voice-over work for commercial TV. Her most recent appearance was in a devised piece with Frantic Assembly in London called Sit Down Tragedy(2022). Her other roles include Girl in “0.01” for the M1 Fringe Festival (2022) and Tripitaka in Journey to Nowhere directed by Oliver Chong (2020).

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Gloucester

Sook Kuan was born in Seremban and graduated from University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) with an M.A.(Creative Arts). She was a dance tutor/lecturer at the University of Malaysia for 8 years (2006-2013), and a full-time dance artist in Borneo Dance Theatre from 2014-2016. After moving to Singapore in 2017, she continues to pursue her passion for dance/movement creation as an independent dance/movement artist and recently she joined Bold Moment as one of the Co-Artistic Directors. Her recent works include “Breakthrough Journey” for Japan Cultural Expo 2021, “The Brides” 2021 and “The Last Shaman” for Quick & Bold Fest. 2022. Her upcoming creation "The Last Shaman", a full-length dance theatre work is slated to premiere in July 2023.

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Edmund

Sook Kuan was born in Seremban and graduated from University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) with an M.A.(Creative Arts). She was a dance tutor/lecturer at the University of Malaysia for 8 years (2006-2013), and a full-time dance artist in Borneo Dance Theatre from 2014-2016. After moving to Singapore in 2017, she continues to pursue her passion for dance/movement creation as an independent dance/movement artist and recently she joined Bold Moment as one of the Co-Artistic Directors. Her recent works include “Breakthrough Journey” for Japan Cultural Expo 2021, “The Brides” 2021 and “The Last Shaman” for Quick & Bold Fest. 2022. Her upcoming creation "The Last Shaman", a full-length dance theatre work is slated to premiere in July 2023.

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Edgar

Meet The Ensemble

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Spencer James

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Conor Carver

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Chloe Newsome

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Amber Pearce

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Leighton Edwards

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Glynn Hammond

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Aaron Busby

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Dana Yeo

Sneak peek of our rehearsals!
COMING SOON!!

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Meet the Director

Khairul is a theatre director, playwright, designer, and acting teacher currently pursuing a PhD on scholarship at De Montfort University (Leicester, UK). Co-Founder and co-artistic director of Bold Moment Theatre & Actor Training, a graduate of MA Actor Training & Coaching at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in 2018 (London, UK), and former Directing Resident at Singapore Repertory Theatre (2016-2017). Also, he is currently a research team member of the Architects of Realities, a National Arts Council funded ‘Arts x Tech’ research initiative. Khairul teaches Meisner, Viewpoints, and Chekhov acting techniques at Bold Moment. His directing inspirations include Katie Mitchell, Ivo Van Hove, and Pina Bausch. Recent directing credits include ‘Lady Death’ (December 2019), Water Child (2020), ‘Constellations’ (February 2022), and 'Sita of Troy' (March 2022). ‘Sita of Troy’ is a National Arts Council SEPG-funded debut production of Bold Moment.

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Production Team & Credits

Associate Producer/DSM

Katrina Shiell

Marketing and Actor

Chloe Newsome

Director

Khairul Kamsani

Set Design/Co-Ordination

Ellie Wilkinson

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United Kingdom - Singapore | contact@khairulkamsani.com

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