When I started having kids, one of the things I’ve fretted about is their Chinese language proficiency. In fact, if you’ve been a follower of this blog, you’ll know that the topic of being Chinese, knowing Chinese and loving Chinese often comes up. I’ve done what I can given my own discomfort with using the language, and the pressure has intensified this year since Noey’s Chinese tutor told us at the last possible moment, after school had already started, that she would not be able to tutor him this year. So guess who has had to step up to the plate to take responsibility for his Chinese learning?
I’m still working out my game plan for the year, but one thing I know I’ll continue to do is to expose both children to Chinese in different ways. So I’m always really happy when I hear of a fun avenue through which the children can enjoy the Chinese language.
I’m talking about the theatre, and in this case, The Three Billy Goats Gruff 三只山羊, which will be staged by SRT’s The Little Company (TLC) from 18 Feb 2016!
We previously watched this same play in English and the whole family really enjoyed it. (Click here to read our review of the English play!) So I am confident that the kids are going to love The Three Billy Goats Gruff 三只山羊. The tale revolves around the titular Three Billy Goats Gruff (affectionately known as “Big”, “Middle” and “Baby”), a close-knit trio who graze happily together with their caretaker, Little Bo-Frilly. But one day, it dawns on them that they are in the middle of a horrible drought. As the grazing field starts to turn a dreadful shade of brown, they start to think that the grass is, literally, greener on the other side of the valley. The trio decide to cross the bridge to the other side of the valley for survival, but to do so, they will have to take on the frightening troll who lives under the bridge, and who has a special taste for goat… Will they succeed? Find out in this rock and trolling’ musical for kids and adults alike!
Here’s the official synopsis in Chinese, for those of you who prefer it that way:
继2015年英语原创制作广受好评之后，新加坡专业剧场属下的小剧团再接再厉，推出充满欢乐、让人难忘的华语版音乐剧《三只山羊》。
故事中的三只山羊 — 羊老大、羊小二和小咩咩 — 感情要好、关系亲密，经常和照顾它们的牧羊人在草原上玩耍，大伙儿快乐地生活在一起。可是，干旱以后，大地变得一片枯黄，快没有食物可以吃了。不巧的是，当它们正要过桥到山谷的另一端寻找食物时，却遇见爱吃羊肉的怪兽。而这只可怕的怪兽最喜欢吃的，就是肥嫩嫩的羊肉！
欢迎你一起走进《三只山羊》的精彩童话世界，一同来欣赏这部让你开怀大笑、禁不住咩咩叫的音乐剧吧!
We previously also enjoyed an earlier edition in this series, Goldilocks and the Three Bears 金发姑娘和三只熊, and I’m looking forward to more of the same this time round! Tickets are already on sale via Sistic so don’t forget to grab yours and surprise your children with the fact that Chinese can indeed be fun! This show is recommended for children aged 5 and up.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff 三只山羊
Ticketing and Show Information
Season: 18 Feb to 26 March 2016
Venue: DBS Arts Centre — Home of SRT
Performance Times: 10am (Mon to Fri), 11am and 2pm (Sat and Sun)
Ticket Prices: $28, $25 (Weekdays), $48, $38, $35 (Weekends)
Duration: Approximately 50 mins
Booking: Through Sistic at http://www.sistic.com.sg/events/billy0416 or calling 6348-5555
GIVEAWAY!
Yes, it’s another giveaway! (I’m on a roll here!) Up for grabs this time is a FAMILY PACKAGE OF 4 TICKETS to watch Three Billy Goats Gruff 三只山羊 on Saturday 20 Feb 2016 at 11am. Please note that the date and time of the tickets cannot be changed.
To enter this giveaway, simply complete the following:
1. Like the Singapore Repertory Theatre Facebook Page
2. Like the Life is in the Small Things Facebook Page
3. Like and share this post on Facebook and tag 3 friends to ask them to join you to catch this show! Do remember to set your post to public so I can verify your entry.
4. Leave a comment on this blog post telling me why you would like to win these tickets. Please remember to use a working e-mail address so I can contact you if you win!
That’s it! This draw will close at 11.59pm on 5 Feb 2016 and is open to Singapore residents only. The rest of the usual terms and conditions apply.
Check out our other ongoing giveaways here:
1) A set of 4 passes to Tag Team @ Downtown East
2) A family package of 4 tickets to KidsFest 2016’s “I Believe in Unicorns“
I would like to win this ticket because I want to bring my 4 yo boy to watch chinese three billy goat speech and drama!
Would love to let my little one experience all sorts of arts, including theatre plays. A play in Mandarin would be much much appreciated!
Thank you for the giveaway!
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Exposing our children to mandarin has been a struggle for us with our complete lack of Chinese knowledge. Hooray that things have advanced so there are fun avenues to learn through exposure and immersion rather than more hours of drilling and tuition. Would love to bring our kids and maybe mummy and daddy will also pick up something!
I would like to bring my boys to a play in Mandarin.
Hope to win!
Thank you for the giveaway!
My girls love to watch the theatre shows by TLC. Not yet watch this Three Billy Goats Gruff! Hope to catch it.
I would love to win the tickets as my little boy has not been to any shows before. It will great for him to see the hardcopy story comes alive.
j_xian@hotmail.com
I’ve been wanting to bring the kids to a mandarin play – they are so hard to come by! My 4yo is now interested in reading Chinese books so I want to ride on that interest and hope the play will inspire her interest in Chinese language even more!
Hope to win the tickets to bring my children to watch their first ever Mandarin play live on stage (including myself )
Thanks for organising such awesome giveaway 🙂
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It’s my fav childhood story and have been telling the same to my son.
Will be good if he can watch the play and narrate what I have told him.
Hope to inculcate the love of Mandarin in my child.
A play in Mandarin will let my girls especially the younger one understand the play much better! Hope to win!
My three kids love to role-play the three billy-goats themselves. It will be fun taking them to watch the staged play, in Chinese, for a change!
I love to find different engaging ways to expose my kids (who are too jiak kan dang) to Chinese and watching plays in Mandarin is a sure fun and interesting way.
Hope to win and bring my 3 children to watch their favourite story in the format of Mandarin musical!
This is my kids’ favourite story! Hope to win and bring them to watch together.
Great chance for my kids to be exposed to more Chinese! 🙂
I’m also hoping to engage the kids with more Chinese based activities and this looks like fun!
It is an Art! This is something that never able to learn from teachers, books or classroom!
I wants my two children (6 & 5 yo) to expose and appreciate all these musical plays!
Especially mandarin musical for the little ones!
Also wants to create family bonding and create lasting memories together.
Meet the cast after the show to close up the experiences.
And what i treasure: family photo with the cast for a memorable experiences!
FB: Sandra New
Email: sandranew66@gmail.com
Simply because I like to let my girls get more exposure with dramas in Mandarin! There is not many kids dramas in Mandarin already so this shall be one that they should watch!
Fb name: Michelle Ng
Email address : olengjuz@yahoo.com.sg
I hope to win these tickets as the kids love live performances and the shows are just as entertaining and educational at the same time!!
Thanks for the generous giveaway!
My FB is Andy Neo