“Did you know that Mount Everest is littered with dead bodies? Apparently it’s too dangerous to move the bodies, even if they’re still breathing. They all died trying to reach the top. I don’t know if that was really their dream.”

Ashley and Daphne are Secondary 5 Normal Academic students struggling to cope with the expectations of their parents, the demands of society, and their own self-imposed standards. Can their new teacher, the idealistic Sarah Hew, find a way to help them?

The education system tries to build people up – but what happens when it breaks people down?

Sharply written and profoundly affecting, Normal explores the world of students who have fallen through the cracks. In this powerful new work, acclaimed playwright Faith Ng shows how tensions boil beneath even the most ‘normal’ of Singapore schools.

Creative Team

Playwright

Faith Ng

Director

Claire Wong

Cast

Oon Shu An
Noorlinah Mohamed
Zee Ang
Claire Chung
Audrey Teong
Lim Shi-An
Karen Tan
Frances Lee

Ensemble

Anita Set
Frances Lee
Lala Gwen Thomas
Lareina Tham
Saleha Jubir
Sara Abraham
Sarah Chua
Shahida Hassim
Shana Yap
Wendi Wee Hian

Set Designer

Eucien Chia

Lighting Designer

Lim Woan Wen

Sound Designer

Shah Tahir

Costume Designer

Laichan

Assistant Directors

Chen Yingxuan
Shiv Tandan

Hair and Makeup

Juju Won

Assistant Set Designer

Hay Teow Kwang

Assistant Costume Designer

Chou Ziyan

Production Stage Manager

Mirabel Neo

Producers

Claire Wong
Huzir Sulaiman

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