Poppy

2020

Singapore

Poppy is a Made-for-the-Internet theatre experiment.

Responding to theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun’s Silly Little Girl and The Funny Old Tree, Poppy follows the story of a teenage environmentalist in present-day Singapore. It combines interactive elements, social media, camera wizardry and live performances to tell a re-imagined tale about loss and the fight to protect what you love. This performance is the first of a long-running advocacy project that hopes to engage young people in climate-focused narratives.

This video is a trailer. The show is currently being roved to various schools in Singapore. The artist, Mary Bernadette Lee drew the illustrations and animator, Jon Chan pieced them together to form the narratives.

Video credits: The Theatre Practice