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December Rains
December Rains () is the first original Mandarin musical written by veteran songwriter Liang Wern Fook and Jimmy Ye, directed by theatre director Alec Tok and producer James Toh. It was first staged by Brink Creative Company in 1996. The musical was restaged in 2010 and 2015 by Singapore theatre production company, Toy Factory Productions at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Esplanade Theatre by Goh Boon Teck. Synopsis December Rains follows a pair of students heavily devoted to their motherland, China during a tumultuous period of social disorder and violent riots in 1950s’ Singapore. Against the backdrop of social unrest, family tension and friendship jealousy, this musical brings theatregoers to the post-Japanese occupation era. Protagonists, Ying Xiong and Li Qing navigate through the aforementioned obstacles in this heartwarming coming-of-age musical as audiences witness their budding, tragic love story. Anchored by an undelivered love letter written by Li Qing, this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liang Wern Fook
Dr Liang Wern Fook (; born 1964 in Singapore) is a Cantonese Singaporean writer, musician, singer and researcher in Chinese literature and pedagogy. He was one of the pioneer figures in '' xinyao'' (Singaporean Chinese folk songs) movement in the 1980s and 1990s. Early life and education Liang grew up in a music-loving household, along with his two younger siblings. His father, a journalist, and his mother, an acupuncturist, were always playing the records of singers like Bai Guang and Zhou Xuan. Liang received his primary and secondary school education at Catholic High School. He started taking piano lessons at the age of 10, and went on to attain a Grade 8 certificate. Liang wrote his first song, "Write A Song For You", at the age of 16, and he became more prolific once he started attending Hwa Chong Junior College (now Hwa Chong Institution), often performing with schoolmates in addition to heading the student council and Chinese society drama club. Many of the songs h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |