Some are original works, such as Dancing In The Dark, an abstract play written by Wisely Chow, 19, an English theatre student at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and directed by the company’s resident playwright, Aswani Aswath, 25. They are mentored by Buds Theatre’s artistic director, Claire Devine. Aswath says: “Claire gave us freedom and room to explore – she sits in and gives us input. We went through a one-year training programme at Buds, so we are applying what we learnt during our time there.”
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