BEHIND THE WALL by Gateway Arts

‘Tis the season to spread love and kindness to an often overlooked community in Singapore – our migrant worker friends! In conjunction with our upcoming digital production Behind The Wall, Gateway Arts is launching our Gift A Gift and #KindnessStartsAtHome campaigns. We hope that through this programme, parents and children will be inspired to be kind, and show appreciation for our migrant worker friends’ contributions to Singapore.

Written by award-winning playwright Jean Tay and directed by Samantha Scott-Blackhall, Behind The Wall follows Tommy, a little mouse who ventures beyond a mysterious wall in the perfect city of Pura Pura, where he meets animals that talk and look different, like Al the Elephant, a worker from a faraway land. Behind The Wall shows us that, while people may look and sound very different, we are all the same on the inside, and just as capable of kindness.

This 30-minute film is designed for families with children 5 to 12 years old, and is accompanied by a 20-minute post-show activity video and digital activity booklet, which provides insights into the lives of our migrant worker friends.