24/8/2007

陈楚蕙 戏剧人生

Immediately after my last final year paper in 1987, I rushed to watch the Teochew opera performance by 陈楚蕙 at Kreta Ayer theatre. She made a return after she stopped performing in Singapore for many years. Normally, she would stage her performance in Thailand first as she had a lot of businesses and supporters in Thailand. In fact, five years ago, ie 1982, she staged a few months of performances in Thailand. Then, one of my sister’s friends managed to get a set of video tapes of 五 龙 会 or later known as 五子挂帅. We were excited to watch the video although the quality was not very good. We waited patiently for her arrival as the market in Singapore is not big compared to Thailand.

陈楚蕙 performed many popular shows in Thailand and they were available on video. Some of the shows were 红鬃烈马, 借剑, 碧海丹心, 孟丽君 and 红书宝剑. The following pages capture pictures of her performances in Thailand.

In 1987, I watched 薛丁山(Part 1 and 2), 红鬃烈马, 怒斩杨廷芳, etc. We loved 陈楚蕙 so much as her voice is unique. You cannot find this in any other artiste. She looks fantastic when dressed and dolled up. 陈楚蕙 is deeply loved by the audience not only because of her acting skills but also because she is humble and has excellent interpersonal skills.