When death comes knocking
Thai-language adaptation of two-act piece by US playwright is affecting, but ultimately disappointing
Damkerng Thitapiyasak and Parnrut Kritchanchai often produce the kind of theatre in which easy laughter can be expected, even _ or perhaps, especially _ when they deal with subjects like loss, ageing or death. But Ngao Matchurat (The Shadow Box), the latest production from New Theatre Society and Democrazy Theatre Studio, confronts one of our biggest fears and ends up eliciting more tears than titters.
PHOTO: DAMKERNG THITAPIYASAK
Not that there weren't moments of mischievous, tickling fun a la Damkerng and Parnrut, but this play has forced local actors better known for humorous portrayals to stow away their comedic tools and dead-pan expressions and make use instead of their sharpest dramatic skills.
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