

Knowledge is Power But Laughter is the Best Medicine
✮✮✮ Molière's Tartuffe Nine Years Theatre | Singapore directed by Nelson Chia The most noble function of humour, is that it allows for difficult things to be said. Taboo subjects are suddenly open for discussion under the guise of laughter, and with a pretence of jest and banter, sensitive issues can be dealt with in a manner so that the likelihood of causing offence is minimalised (and self preservation for the comic is usually secured). Where there is a sore spot, there ine


Would You Accept a Friend Request From Jesus?
✮✮✮ Molière's Tartuffe a new version by Justin Fleming Bell Shakespeare | Sydney directed by Peter Evans Stories that stand the test of time contain truths that resonate across generations. They bear a universality that seems to derive from the very essence of being human, and a good retelling of those tales will always reveal to us the nature of our being, and perhaps more importantly, the morals we should live by. Tartuffe has a central theme that does not age. Our relation