Members Only, April 2009
A funny and fast-moving play which gives you a rare opportunity to look into the intricacies of male friendship. What do men talk about? What are their relationships based on? And, most of all, how does it feel to be left out?
Originally entitled in French “Cravate Club” (“Tie Club”), the play premiered in Paris in 2001, was turned into a film in 2002 and enthralled critics in London in 2006: “the theatrical absurdity of exaggerated emotions have realistic dimensions embedded in humour (…) which have the audience rocking.” British Theatre Guide.
Bernard and Adrien are lifelong friends and partners in an architect firm. Their relationship seems very "tied" up, but on what foundations? It is Bernard's 40th birthday. But Adrien cannot come because he has a big night at his club. The two friends embark on an absurd and thought provoking argument that will have you gripped to your seat throughout.
Between these two architects their suffocating relationship can lead to no good. To build a tower of friendship so high will only result in a more fatal fall.
"There are no rules for friendship, but there are...guidelines »
Advisory Mature Content (16 yrs and above)
With Lim Yu-Beng and Daniel Jenkins
written by Fabrice Roger-Lacan
translated by Christopher Campbell
directed by Tracie Pang & produced by Nathalie Ribette
Lim Yu-Beng
Yu-Beng won Best Actor in the 2005 Life! Theatre Awards for The Lover and The Dumb Waiter, Best Supporting Actor in 2004 for Bent, and was part of the Best Ensemble in 2002 for Animal Farm.
Yu-Beng won Best Actor in the 2005 Life! Theatre Awards for The Lover and The Dumb Waiter, Best Supporting Actor in 2004 for Bent, and was part of the Best Ensemble in 2002 for Animal Farm.
In 2005 he was nominated for Best Actor in the Asian Television Awards for his role in Machine. Other recent stage outings include Little Shop Of Horrors, Doubt, Death and the Maiden, Mergers and Accusations, and The Swordfish, and then the Concubine.
On film he has played leads in Kung Fu Killers II, Singapore Dreaming, and Solos, and supporting roles in The Lost Empire, Anna and the King, A.D. 2000. He starred on the small screen in 9 Lives, Do Not Disturb, The Second Singapore Short Story Project, the telemovie The New Home, and is still remembered by many from the series Triple 9, which ran five years.
He recently returned to directing with It’s My Life, an original musical, and created music for Do Not Disturb…Late Checkout Please. He continues to explore new ground, and works extensively as an actor, director, acting coach, lighting designer and fight choreographer for stage and screen.
Daniel Jenkins
Daniel began acting with The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and trained at the Guildford School of Acting, receiving the Yvonne Arnaud award for acting. He has an Acting Diploma, a Licentiate in Drama, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Theatre.
Singapore theatre credits include, Lonely Planet, Popcorn, The Physicists, Quills (luna-id), The Deep Blue Sea, Death and the Maiden (Escape) for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2007 Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards. A Christmas Carrot, The Lost Star, A Right Rubbish Christmas, Snow Worries, Bouncers and most recently Teechers (Centre Stage Productions). Oberon and Theseus in Fort Canning’s open-air production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (Singapore Repertory Theatre) and the lead role in their critically acclaimed sell out production of The Pillowman, for which Dan was nominated Best Actor at the 2008 Life! Theatre Awards. Cabaret, Shanghai Blues (Toy Factory), Do Not Disturb – Brunch (Spare Room), and the winning production I’ll Have The Special, (Short and Sweet Singapore 2008).
For his role in Quills Dan was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the 2006 Life! Theatre Awards and the following year for his role in Cabaret he won his second Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2007 Life! Theatre Awards.
TV credits include The Ghost in Moonface (Kids Central), Sir Stamford Raffles in Alex and Weero (Kids Central), and Gary Bell in the multi award winning Connexions (M1).
Voice Over credits include the Narrator in Victric Thng’s award winning short film The Mole and most recently the children’s cartoon series Pop Up Olive in which Dan voices the role of Mr Monkey.
Dan Is the proud father of two beautiful children, Dylan 5 and Lily 18 months and considers himself unbelievably lucky to be married to the most understanding and supportive wife ever, Jules.
