The annual Michaelian drama tradition continues with the 57th drama; this year it's The Warlord of Terror...inspired by the myths whispered from the dusts of the Tang Dynasty according to the folder I bought. It tells a tale of a vicious leopard who turns into a warlord, who needs human blood to maintain its human form. I went on Sunday, which was the last day of the screening, with Stefanie and Seng Aik. This year's drama was directed by Timothy Chee, who directed numerous Michaelian productions for years and the original screenplay was written by his son.
This was my first time going to a drama even though I was part of the stage crew in 2006...we did The Hunchback of Notre Dame back then, directed by Ms Corrine Mah. Ah...those fond memories...hmm, I still recall being yelled at by Ms Corrine about something that wasn't really a big of a deal =_="
Anyways, The Warlord of Terror was a refreshing change from the Disney based dramas Ms Corrine chose...it was very Chinese-y, good news for those aunties and uncles who came to watch. The narrator throughout the show was an old monk...who looked very convincing, though at times I could not catch what he was saying. Actually, I was quite blur about the storyline...but the gist of it is that the main character, a young master by the name of Kuo along with his faithful servant saves the damsel in distress, Yuen from clutches of the evil warlord and his minions.
I must say, the artwork and the costumes were stunning visually...well, tons better than the ones for The Hunchback of Notre Dame anyway...like Seng Aik pointed out, the 3 gargoyles were wearing cardboard boxes lol
Oh, and the warlord was very convincing...with his evil laugh and all...until he started rapping that is. The audience burst into laughter the moment he started rapping and his demons danced along in the background XD All in all, it was pretty good...though it was a bit boring at some bits and I couldn't really hear what they were saying. We weren't exactly sitting near the front cos someone arrived late.
Sorry there aren't that many pics...people kept blocking my view :( Ah, the disadvantages of being short >.<
The narrator (an old monk) not sure if it's visible...
They even had a lion dance bit at the beginning and ending!
The costumes are so lovely...
After the drama, we decided to have a walk around school as we haven't been there in so long...and proceeded to take some pics around the grounds. Stef wanted a pic of her and the whole school...but unfortunately, none of our cameras could fit the whole school into the tiny digital frames. Stef's brother was so kind to help us take the pics ^_^
Sorry we couldn't take a pic of you and the entire school, Stef. Here's a bit of it though :)
Near the entrance to the hall (*sigh* I look so short -_-)
At the parlour...
Photogenic Stef posing with a lion's head
Our beloved alma mater
Looks nice doesn't it at night?
Stef pointing at something...
More pointing lol
Not sure what this is supposed to be, there's more pointing though lol
Ah, the good ol' days when we would just chatter nonstop with the gang...we were the uh, noisiest in the class and I remember the head prefect would sometimes glare in our direction lol. I do hope I'll get to go to another Michaelian production in the future...
