Solo acts are considered to be one of the most challenging forms of theatre, especially because it is more intimate and involves a greater exchange between the performer and the audience. Celebrating the intricacies of such acts is the Going Solo International Theatre Festival. In its second edition in the city, the two-day show will feature three acts: If These Spasms Could Speak, Shylock and Don’t Wake Me, from UK’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

A scene from If These Spasms Could Speak

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If These Spasms Could Speak is a solo theatre work by differently-abled artiste Robert Softley who gives the lowdown on his life and those of others who have a disability. The touching narratives were gathered through interviews with disabled people. Shylock, performed by British soloist and Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson, is a comedic and moving
performance that conjures a host of characters, from Portia to Pontius Pilate, Antonio the Merchant and Adolf Hitler. It explores the character of Shylock as one of the only two Jewish men in the whole of Shakespeare’s works and how he has been portrayed in ways, which reflected how Jews were popularly viewed — from comic villain in Shakespeare’s time to a victim of racial discrimination nowadays.