Force Majeure
by Stephanie Street inspired by Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters Pangdemonium Victoria Theatre, Singapore It's been nine years since Pangdemonium collaborated with playwright Stephanie Street on Dragonflies , a powerful tale of displacement in the face of an uncertain, fractious world. Street unpacks similar themes in this sumptuous, layered take on Chekhov's Three Sisters , relocating the action from provincial Russia to modern day Southeast Asia. It makes a terrific start to the company's final season . Street is largely faithful to Chekhov's original plot but removes the military background, refashioning her characters as a worldly, eclectic group of artists. Crucially, she gives us a new prologue which expands her thematic focus, introducing patriarch John (Ebi Shankara), an eminent painter who decides to move back to Southeast Asia with his family after years in Europe to take advantage of money that is now pouring into the local arts ecosystem. After his untimel...
