Synopsis

A lonely old man longs for a child so much he constructs him out of wood.The “child” however tries to convince his maker that he’s not real. Fearing that his child has been tainted by logic, the old man tries to rescue his child from reality by summoning a UFO to take them to fairyland.

Unlike the saccharine-sweet child in the Disney film, author Carlo Callodi (1826-90) had originally written Pinocchio as an impulsive, rude, selfish and violent individual who met his end hanging from an oak tree. 

Pinocchio’s Complex takes its inspiration from this darker original by Callodi. This reinvention of the Pinocchio story focuses on Gepetto (Pinocchio’s father) and the destructive relationship between creator and the created. 

Director/Playwright/ Set-Costume Designer
Oliver Chong

Stage Manager
Joanna Goh

Assistant Stage Manager
Ang Hui Bin 

Lighting Designer
Lim Woan Wen

Sound Designer/Musician
Darren Ng

Puppet Designers/ Conceptualists
Oliver Chong
Ong Kian Sin
Tan Beng Tian

Technical Assistant
Jed Lim

Crew
Tan Beng Tian
Abra Chusid

Cast
Ong Kian Sin
Jo Kwek
Judy Ngo