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15^th ACT Shanghai Contemporary Theatre Festival (ACT Shanghai)

ACT Shanghai Contemporary Theatre Festival (ACT Shanghai) is an annual international festival for performing arts, held in Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre and other partner venues since 2005. It focuses on presenting new and cutting-edge works of theatre, dance and performances from all over the world. In almost two decades, ACT Shanghai has cultivated a young, curious audience unique to Shanghai and become an important connecting platform for local and international artists with the Chinese audience.

 This Song Father Used to Sing

  (Three Days in May) 

by：Wichaya Artamat/For What Theatre (Thailand)

A small kitchen space in Bangkok. A brother and sister live through three days there in May, each time in a different calendar year, to commemorate their deceased father in a traditional Chinese ceremony. They cook, eat, chat and joke about nothing in particular. Their retiring nature contrasts with the captivating and often absurd conversations they engage in. Past, present and future blend subtly and are connected to the political context of the Thai metropolis.

Written and directed by award-winning playwright Wichaya Artamat, who has been recognised as a leading figure in contemporary Thai theatre, This Song Father Used to Sing (Three Days in May) has received multiple awards in Thailand and toured several major international festivals in recent years.

“… another example of brilliant playwriting.” - Pawit Mahasarinand, Life More Ordinary, The Nation, 2018.

“…more than the themes of politics, gender, religion, and so on it depicts, this play is sharply questioning the very nature of a theatre, the place where it is taking place, and, by extension, artistic expression and art itself.” – Yoru no Fune, Kyoto Experiment Performing Arts Criticism Project 2021 Spring: Selected Review

• Leading figure in contemporary Thai theatre, first time in mainland China
• Thai-style humour&wit x Chinese-style family everyday