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Where are we going in life?
Green light, we go. Red light, we stop.
No U-turn ahead – make a left turn instead.
There are road works. Detour.
We arrive somewhere new. It’s scary. Or it’s awesome.
And then time catches up, and we realize we can’t stay here for the rest of our lives. 

Or things change, and we’re suddenly cruising on a highway, surrounded by everything we’ve always wanted – except not everyone we love is along for the ride.

In the musical Island Song, five 20- to 30-something characters navigate their lives the same way they navigate the city: sometimes confidently, sometimes hopefully, and sometimes recklessly. As the characters wander in and out of each other’s lives, whatever happens, the city is always there, the single backdrop against which everything else happens.

Responses to Island Song

“…the production team puts in a commendable effort to breathe life into the production. The audience sit almost within the stage, with actors walking on runways between seats. They are consistently moving from setting to setting, suggesting lives outside of their songs. This could easily be distracting, but a sharp lighting design and disciplined cast create the illusion of hustle-and-bustle. … The live band appear occasionally as non-speaking characters, making the production feel cohesive and integrated.”

— Myle Yan Tay, “Not This Island’s Song”, Centre 42