2 Achieve Day 2 Performances


2 Achieve Day 2 Team 1: Sevester, Jin Hao, Jazmond

Acting: Actors are loud and confident in the delivery of their lines, which is good. There is a credible attempt by the right witch to sound witch-like. However, their body language does not convey the idea of witches. Also, actors should face each other when conversing. 6/10

Costumes: The black t-shirts help define the actors as witches to a certain extent. The black trashbag miniskirts are hard to distinguish from the shorts though. It would have been better if more effort had been made to prepare the costumes. 4/10

Props: There’s a cauldron used in this performance, and the little flames at the base look quite dinky, especially since the colour scheme contrasts quite nicely with the black cloth. But are cauldrons rectangular, or round? Some thought could have been made to make the cauldron more realistic. 6/10

Total score: 16/30

2 Achieve Day 2 Team 2: Nathanael, Stephen, Aaron

Acting: The right witch is outstanding in his attempts to portray a witch, as well as his confident delivery of lines. However, it’s extremely obvious that the left witch is reading from notes on his hat. This gives an extremely bad impression of the professionalism of the actors. Some may think that they cancel each other out, but drama is judged by assessing the entire performance, not on individual acting skills. 4/10

Costumes: Nice hats, made to look worn and beaten. Trashbag costumes also look suitably rumpled. Still don’t understand how a hat can transform into a glove and back into a hat again though. 6/10

Props: It’s a pot, not a cauldron. Given its size though, I’d recommend it being placed on a table for easy access, like what some other groups had done. More effort could have been made to design and craft appropriate props for the performance. 3/10

Total score: 13/30

2 Achieve Day 2 Team 3: Amirul, Adam, Jin Fang

Acting: A generally clear and confident delivery of lines by all witches. However, given that the bodies were located at stage front, the witches should have ensured that the focus is on them – perhaps by pretending to examine and harvest body parts while conversing or something. 6/10

Costumes: The hooded jackets are very suitable for this performance, but the same cannot be said about the colourful batik sarongs though. Walking stick, claws and skull lantern are nice accessories for the witches. 8/10

Props: It’s an intelligent use of the allied team as dead bodies, made even more realistic by having red streaks (bloodstains) on them. However, the corpses should have been positioned to the back of the stage, so that the audience’s focus is on the witches. Good idea, but not as effective as it should have been. 8/10

Total score: 22/30

2 Achieve Day 2 Team 4: Zi Harn, Hao Ming, Alson

Acting: Good that the witches are facing each other while conversing. However, actors are a little uncertain about their lines. Both tone of voice and body language could be improved to better portray a witch speaking. 6/10

Costumes: Black trashbag costumes, black cloaks, black hats. Effort to create witch-like costumes is evident for this team. It seems that the arms of the left witch is also sheathed in black, ending in ragged edges, which is interesting. A good job overall. 8/10

Props: Props: The painted background shows signs of effort, but one would expect a backdrop of something more sinister than the green fields to either side of the path. There’s a cauldron at centerstage, but it could have been better utilized by interacting with it in the course of the performance, rather than ignoring it. 5/10

Total score: 19/30

2 Achieve Day 2 Team 5: Sebastian, Fitri, Calvin

Acting: Actors generally know their lines, which is good. A commendable attempt to emulate witches, both in tone of voice and body language. I just found the final part a little cheesy. Good job overall. 9/10Costumes: The conical hats with a big golden star smack in the center are more comical than eerie. Costumes could have been thought out more – having bright green shirts under the torn trash bags is so not witch-like. 4/10


Props: The use of the plastic table cover to simulate lightning is a good idea. It’s good to see witches interacting with the cauldron by putting stuff into it. A table covered by a black cloth would have better served as a stand for the cauldron though. Perhaps more thought into this aspect woud be good. 6/10

Total score: 19/30

2 Achieve Day 2 Team 6: Jocelyn, Esther, Serene

Acting: Professionalism is very important during a performance, and performers must adopt the proper mood while acting. It’s a contradiction when eerie music is playing in the background and actors are giggling during the performance. More effort should be made to use body language to behave as a witch. 6/10

Costumes: The long flowing cloaks are nice, as is the effort to be dress in black t-shirts. However, legs should have been covered, as pink are an obvious contrast to back and draws attention away from the costumes. 7/10

Props: Nice use of sound throughout the performance, since it is quite appropriate. Quite an artistic and appropriate representation of the cauldron – having the middle witch (maiden) stir the cauldron while the right witch carries her broomstick is a great idea. However, the wand that the left witch is carrying is practically invisible. 8/10

Total score: 21/30

2 Achieve Day 2 Team 7: Xiang Bei, Shi Min, Li Qim (Unassessed)

Acting: The team started off quite confidently, but it went downhill halfway through the play. Perhaps more rehearsals would have helped avoid this. Also, since the witches are supposed to be conversing with each other, actresses should face each other instead of the audience. 4/10

Costumes: Actors should standardize their costumes. Here, there’re two performers dressed like witches, with a third in school uniform with a long-sleeved jacket, the latter being totally unprepared to dress like a witch. Remember that a performance is a team effort. 6/10

Props: Love the props. However, the simple act of creating a stand would have made it possible for the tombstone and cauldron to be placed onstage itself instead of being propped up against the wall. Just a little more effort would have made it so much more effective. Also, starry, starry night? A little inappropriate for the scene, which speaks of thunder, lightning and rain? 5/10


Total score: 15/30

2 Dynamic Day 2 Performances



2 Dynamic Day 2 Team 1: Ming Hui, Hamizan, Firdaus


Acting: An interesting attempt to change the tone of voice to convey the idea of ‘witchiness’. Loud and clear delivery, with a generally smooth flow. 7/10.

Costumes: Costumes, though simple, fit the characters. Again though, I never did get comfortable with the idea of witches showing young legs when their tone of voice suggest someone that is old. The hats are a nice touch 6/10

Props: Cauldron could use some work. It’s not supposed to look shapeless – a cauldron is basically a metal container used to brew concoctions. Good that all three witches have something to hold in their hands and two of them are using their sticks to stir the cauldron. For additional effect, perhaps the witch holding the book could have opened it to cast the spell when the last two lines are chanted? 6/10

Total score: 19/30

2 Dynamic Day 2 Team 2: Cephas, Shakila, Aisha

Acting: As mentioned, always interesting to see an re-imagining of the scene. In this case, the performance stays true to the spirit of the original scene, which is a good job done. The only flaw perhaps is that one witch periodically blocks the camera’s view of another witch. It’s all right to block another actor momentarily, but performers should remember never to block other actors for too long. 8/10

Costumes: Generally appropriate, though one witch looks more like a teenager than a witch due to the style and perhaps choice of clothes to wear. Good effort nevertheless. 8/10

Props: Looking at the spellbook to the spell components, effort has been taken to design and craft them for the performance. Care has been taken to ensure that each witch has a role to play during the performance. 10/10

Total score: 26/30

2 Dynamic Day 2 Team 3: Aadila, Dineetha, Jeff (?)

Acting: The right witch is outstanding and commendable for her loud, confident delivery, as well as appropriate body language. Other two witches are slightly stiff in comparison, but also know their lines and their roles. 8/10

Costumes: Trashbag costumes look somewhat ill-fitting, and the choice of a transparent blue shawl does not convey the impression of witch-like attire. More planning could have been done with regards to costume design. 5/10

Props: Generally all right. It’s amazing what a simple tablecloth can do sometimes to create the impression of a stained cauldron on an elevated platform. Simple, yet effective. 7/10

Total score: 20/30

2 Dynamic Day 2 Team 4: Tricia, Qiu Mei, Radiah

Acting: Loud, confident and smooth delivery of lines. Witches look a little stiff during the performance. Loosening up would have been better. 7/10

Costumes: Trashbags have been used as costumes, but it is quite obvious that effort has been made to design and craft the bags into costumes. The strips at the hems of the costumes are long and took time to make as was the shoulder silver straps. Effort was also made to wear a black t-shirt to complement the black trashbag costumes. The hats seem a little out of place though, being coloured silver instead of black. Overall an excellent effort made. 8/10

Props: It’s a big cauldron, and effort has been made to colour it so that it looks ancient and perhaps stained with the brightly coloured residue of concoctions. Using a stirrer is a good idea, and the waste paper in the cauldron adds a nice touch. Having the right witch add ingredients to the concoction is a nice touch. 7/10

Total score: 22/30

2 Dynamic Day 2 Team 5: Shakina, Yi Xuan, Kelvin

Acting: The female witch stands out in this performance, showing confidence in the delivery of lines. Other two witches are generally all right, but should be more relaxed and confident of themselves. 7/10

Costumes: Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like much effort has been made to design and craft the costumes. A little more effort spent in this aspect would have made the performance much better. 3/10

Props: No props used. 0/10

Total score: 10/30

2 Dynamic Day 2 Team 6: Zaimee, Amirul, Elton

Acting: I like the last part, where witches crouched over the cauldron and churned the concotion within while chanting the last two lines. However, witches seem uncertain about their initial stage positions, and seem to be gradually moving towards stage back as the performance progresses. Witches must also learn to speak out so that they can be heard. More rehearsals would have been advisable. 4/10

Costumes: Some effort has been made to create the impression of frayed, ragged hems for the right witch, but it’s generally safe to say that if more effort had been taken to design and craft the costumes, the performance would have been better. Again, mini-skirts for witches are inappropriate. 4/10

Props: A simple cauldron, but nevertheless effective. The use of strips of paper to simulate the concoction within the cauldron is interesting as well. 6/10

Total score: 14/30

2 Dynamic Day 2 Team 7: Danial, Juan Koon, Kia Seng

Acting: Well, witches know their lines and say them loudly, which is good. However, it would have been better if witches were more relaxed and focused on bringing out the idea of ‘witchiness’ through their tone of voice and body language. 5/10

Costumes: Miniskirts made of trashbags is quite interesting, but it would have been much better if the performers had made long dresses instead of that as it would have been more appropriate. The hats are interesting though, and look quite witch-like. 6/10

Props: Some props present, and it seems that the handheld props help give actors confidence when acting in this performance. Still, a generally good effort here. 6/10

Total score: 17/30

2 Dynamic Day 1 Performances

2 Dynamic Day 1 Team 1: Adillah, Regine, Bao Xian

Acting: Loud and clear, which is good. The tone used was by all witches was very appropriate. However, witches should not be laughing while performing, since it is not in-character. 6/10

Costumes: Dinky little conehats are quite interesting and add to the basic trashbag costumes used. Effort to enhance the costume by the right witch can be seen by the way the hem of the costume is cut to simulate ragged edges. Would have been better if all witches had done it as well. 7/10

Props: It would have been better if the cauldron was larger and set on the ground instead of being carried around. When carried against the black costume, the cauldron does not stand out. More props would have been better. 4/10

Total score: 17/30

2 Dynamic Day 1 Team 2: Theodora, Nadia, Sabrina

Acting: Always interesting to see adaptations of the original in terms of creativity. Delivery of lines was loud and clear. The body language of the witch adding the ingredients into the cauldron was especially good. 8/10

Costumes: It’s not easy to award marks for costumes when the performance is a modern-day adaptation. It is clear though that the actresses have taken the time to plan their costumes and bring suitable clothes for the performance. 8/10

Props: A lot of effort has been put into creating appropriate props and backdrop for the performance, which is very impressive. Care has been taken to ensure that each witch has a role to play during the performance. 10/10

Total score: 26/30

2 Dynamic Day 1 Team 3: Erna, Meng Poor, Jeff

Acting: Loud and clear as well, which is a good thing. There are certain parts though when actors had forgotten their lines – perhaps more rehearsals would have solved this problem. Witches are facing each other, which is good, but they could used more witch-like mannerisms or delivered their lines in a more witch-like manner. 6/10

Costumes: The use of facepaint is refreshing and it adds variety to the use of trashbags as costumes. However, more effort could have been made in the crafting of the trashbags – the holes of the sleeves could have been made smaller. 4/10

Props: Unique use of pvc tubes as a stand for the cauldron. The use of the powder at the end was a good idea, but perhaps it would have been better if the witches had acted as being delighted by the powder rather than frightened. 6/10

Total score: 16/30

2 Dynamic Day 1 Team 4: Siti, Li Xin, Yuit Jin

Acting: Generally quite a smooth performance, but witches could be less tense and stiff in their movements. Being more relaxed to act as witches would have improved the quality of the acting. 6/10

Costumes: Trashbags have been used as costumes, but it is quite obvious that effort has been made to design and craft the bags into costumes. The strips at the hems of the costumes are long and took time to make as was the shoulder silver straps. Effort was also made to wear a black t-shirt to complement the black trashbag costumes. The hats seem a little out of place though, being coloured silver instead of black. Overall an excellent effort made. 8/10

Props: It’s a big cauldron, and effort has been made to colour it so that it looks ancient and perhaps stained with the brightly coloured residue of concoctions. Using a stirrer is a good idea, and the waste paper in the cauldron adds a nice touch. 7/10

Total score: 21/30

2 Dynamic Day 1 Team 5: Nina, Qi Xuan, Kelvin

Acting: Remember the basic acting lessons right at the start of Term 2? Being at centerstage instead of stage back would have been better. This glaring error is somewhat offset by the confident and accurate delivery of the lines. Still, more rehearsals would have made the performance better, as it would have made performers more comfortable with acting onstage. 4/10

Costumes: Black hats are good, but the trashbag costumes do not show much evidence of effort made to design and craft them. With more effort, it is certain that the quality of costumes would have been much higher. 4/10

Props: No props used. 0/10

Total score: 8/30

2 Dynamic Day 1 Team 6: Zuffrie, Ellen, Huzaifah

Acting: Very loud, confident and accurate delivery of lines. Witches interact very well with each other, an indication that rehearsals had been conducted. The only issue is actually the way that the wand is used by the right witch – it seems more like a conductors baton in an orchestra rather than a item of great magical power. 8/10

Costumes: Some effort has been made to create durable costumes, but the burning question is: Why is the witch in the center wearing a miniskirt? Jokes aside, there is still room for improvement in terms of costumes. 5/10

Props: A cauldron is there, which is good. It would have been better if the prop was used in some way during the performance. As it is, it’s underutilized, which is a pity, as time and effort must have been spent to craft it. 5/10

Total score: 18/30

2 Dynamic Day 1 Team 7: Nazri, Daeng, Jeremy

Acting: It’s good that when acting, the performers are facing each other. However, performers must remember that they have to fill the stage. In this case, they were gathering at stage back left, which is not a good idea. There were some times when performers were not confident enough to say their lines at the appropriate time. 5/10

Costumes: Miniskirts made of trashbags is quite interesting, but it would have been much better if the performers had made long dresses instead of that as it would have been more appropriate. The hats are interesting though, and look quite witch-like. 6/10

Props: Aside from a single stick, no other prop was used. More effort could have been made to design and craft relevant props to enhance the performance. 2/10

Total score: 13/30