A hotel in Singapore is opened at the turn of the century, when the island is still a jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Each day, new faces appear and swiftly disappear – guests and staff alike.
Every ten years, we check in to meet the hotel’s residents: Indian mutineers, Cantonese nannies, Malay film stars, Japanese soldiers, transsexual sex workers, wedding guests, suspected terrorists, and more. They live out the pivotal moments in their personal lives, as empires die and new ones are born from their ashes.
Even though the chambermaids clean up after them, readying the room for the next guests, traces of the past persist, and time reveals its cyclical nature. Ghosts communicate with the living, doubles are separated by decades, and a single moment of decision haunts the generations that come after.
An immersive, multi-generational epic, HOTEL explores the notions of empire, nationhood, migration and identity against the backdrop of a shrinking world. Spanning a century and performed over close to five hours in nine languages, this ground-breaking theatrical event highlights the eclectic energies born from the collisions between the old and the new, East and West, tradition and modernity.
HOTEL is performed in two parts. Tickets to Parts I and II are sold as a set for Tuesday (Part I) & Wednesday (Part II); Thursday (Part I) & Friday (Part II); Saturday Parts I & II (same day); and Sunday Parts I & II (same day). Do note that tickets cannot be sold separately, so please ensure you can make both dates/times to get the full HOTEL experience!
Duration: Part 1 – approximately 2 hours 45 minutes (including intermission); Part 2 – approximately 2 hours (without intermission)
Rating: Advisory 16 (Some Mature Content)
VENUE: Wild Rice @ Funan
ADDRESS: 107 North Bridge Rd, Level 4, Singapore 179105
EVENT WEBSITE: Wild Rice (for tickets)
DATE AND TIME
8 June to 8 July 2023, various times, $90-$150.