WORLD PREMIERE
THE WEIGHT OF SILK ON SKIN

Written by: Huzir Sulaiman
Directed by: Claire Wong
Starring: Ivan Heng

“It’s only when you pull her dress over her head that you can begin to understand the weight of silk on skin; to divine, in the lines left by the seams on her bare shoulders, how you will leave, and when, and with what rehearsed words of deep regret.”

He’s an arbiter of elegance at the end of the road, rewinding a life of cold beauty and harsh truths. His distractions are many: the erotic allure of women; neat whiskey in cut crystal; the matchless charms of a well-cut suit. But what happens when memories aren’t beautiful and style can’t conquer everything? And if he can’t regain lost time, can he still reclaim lost loves?

Lyrical, biting and powerful, The Weight of Silk on Skin is a timely meditation on the sensual pleasures and pain of a man’s life.

The Weight of Silk on Skin brings together Ivan Heng, Huzir Sulaiman and Claire Wong, three of Singapore theatre’s most celebrated artists in a sexy new collaboration that promises to get you hot under the collar.

Presented by W!LD RICE in collaboration with CHECKPOINT THEATRE

FEST!VITIES
TALKBACK THURSDAY
04 August 2011
Your feedback plays a critical part in the development of new writing, and this is an opportunity to share your experience of the play, with the playwright and director, and with other members of the audience. Performances on Thursday and Friday nights will be followed by a “Meet the Artists” session in the respective theatre venues.