{"id":34201,"date":"2015-09-01T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/?p=34201"},"modified":"2021-05-05T18:14:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T10:14:26","slug":"earnest-ly-storming-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/earnest-ly-storming-brisbane\/","title":{"rendered":"Earnest-ly Storming Brisbane!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earlier this month, W!LD RICE proudly flew the Singapore flag when its critically acclaimed, all-male production of Oscar Wilde\u2019s\u00a0The Importance of Being Earnest<\/em>\u00a0made its Australian premiere at the Brisbane Festival. Already a critical and popular hit in Singapore and Macau, the production played to rapturous audiences and rave reviews for four performances from 11 to 13 September 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Audiences at our\u00a0soiree<\/em>\u00a0enjoying a little chamber music
courtesy of a string quartet from the Queensland Conservatorium
(Photo by Crispian Chan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTaking our work overseas is one of W!LD RICE\u2019s top priorities,\u201d explains Ivan Heng, who pulled double duty as Artistic Director of W!LD RICE and the imperious Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to raise the profile of Singapore theatre, to create an international awareness of W!LD RICE\u2019s distinctive productions, and to reach out to audiences with Oscar Wilde\u2019s delightful masterpiece.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That\u2019s \u201cI love you\u201d in sign language!
Our cast backstage at Brisbane Festival with\u00a0Earnest<\/em>\u2019s Auslan sign language interpreters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The production, directed by Glen Goei and starring a host of Singapore\u2019s finest actors, was a hit with critics and audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cW!LD RICE\u2019s production of The Importance of Being Earnest<\/em> is one of the best I have ever seen of this play,\u201d writes Richard Watts of ArtsHub Australia<\/a>. \u201cOscar [Wilde] would have been proud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sydney Morning Herald, which gave the show a\u00a0four-star review<\/a>, said: \u201cWilde’s satirical tilt at strict Victorian morals is given heft [and his] keen eye for human foibles and tart humour seem remarkably fresh in the hands of the cast\u201d.
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