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 \u2013 guests and staff alike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every ten years, we check in to meet the hotel\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An immersive, multi-generational epic, HOTEL <\/em>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 groundbreaking theatrical event highlights the eclectic energies born from the collisions between the old and the new, East and West, tradition and modernity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An epic odyssey through one hundred years of Singapore\u2019s history, HOTEL <\/em>made its world premiere at the 2015 Singapore International Festival of Arts. Proclaimed an \u201cinstant classic\u201d by The Straits Times<\/em>, the production won four Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards: Production of the Year, Best Direction, Best Original Script and Best Ensemble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n HOTEL <\/em>headlined Wild Rice\u2019s Singapore Theatre Festival in 2016, playing to sold-out houses throughout its limited run. In 2017, HOTEL <\/em>made its international premiere, winning rave reviews at the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In conjunction with our 25th anniversary, HOTEL \u2013 <\/em>a fully homegrown production that best represents Wild Rice\u2019s ethos as a theatre company \u2013 returns to The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre following a hugely popular run in 2023 that played to full houses and standing-room audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Duration: Part 1 \u2013 approximately 2 hours 45 minutes (including intermission); Part 2 \u2013 approximately 2 hours (with no intermission)PRODUCTION HISTORY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
IMDA Advisory 16 (Some Mature Content)
Recommended for patrons aged 13 and above<\/p>\n\n\n\n