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My Grandfather’s Road – Ten Year Series 2015–2025: Live Readings
Experience live readings of the scripts by the original cast of the 2017 and 2019 versions of the play.
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Thu, 22 May 2025
Sun, 31 Aug 2025
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Thu, 22 May 2025: 8 pm
Wed, 18 Jun 2025: 7:30 pm
Thu, 19 Jun 2025: 7:30 pm
Wed, 23 Jul 2025: 8 pm
Thu, 24 Jul 2025: 8 pm
Thu, 28 Aug 2025: 7:30 pm
Sun, 31 Aug 2025: 5 pm
Jendela (Visual Arts Space)
Gary Tang, Tan Cher Kian, Karen Tan and Loong Seng Onn
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My Grandfather’s Road – Ten Year Series 2015–2025: Live Readings

Gary Tang, Tan Cher Kian, Karen Tan and Loong Seng Onn (Singapore)
Visual ArtsVisual Arts
22 May – 31 Aug 2025
Jendela (Visual Arts Space)
Various duration
Free
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My Grandfather’s Road, Tan Cher Kian and Gary Tang, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist.

Synopsis

My Grandfather’s Road – Ten Year Series 2015–2025 traces the decade-long evolution of this project through its many forms. Complementing the showcase are readings in English and Cantonese, by the original cast of the 2017 and 2019 stagings of the play.

 

Opening Readings
Cast: Karen Tan, Loong Seng Onn & Gary Tang
Date & Time: 22 May, Thu, 8pm
Language: English and Cantonese
Duration: 30mins

 

The Vault: My Grandfather’s Road Singaporean Cantonese Version (2017)   
Cast: Gary Tang
Date & Time: 18 & 19 Jun, Wed & Thu, 7.30pm
Language: Cantonese
Duration: 30mins

 

My Grandfather’s Road (Rabbit Heart, Dragon Soul) (2019)   
Cast: Gary Tang & Tan Cher Kian
Date & Time: 23 & 24 Jul, Wed & Thu, 8pm
Language: Cantonese
Duration: 60mins

 

My Grandfather’s Road (Rabbit Heart, Dragon Soul) (2019)
Cast: Karen Tan & Loong Seng Onn
Date & Time: 28 Aug, Thu, 7.30pm & 31 Aug, Sun, 5pm
Language: English
Duration: 75mins

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Time8:00 PM
VenueJendela (Visual Arts Space)
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