IN THE NEXT ROOM (or the Vibrator Play) is a provocative, funny, touching and marvelously entertaining story about a young doctor and his wife. Set in the late 19th century but with a very contemporary feel, this gem of a play (Tony Award nominee for Best Play in 2010) is both funny and touching. Dr. Givings is obsessed with the marvels of technology and what they can do for his patients. His wife, Catherine, is only a bystander in her husband's world - listening at the door from the next room as he treats his female patients. Dr. Givings is not sure exactly how the vibrators help the women he treats for "hysteria" - but they do keep coming back. The only woman whose problem is not helped by the doctor is his own wife who longs to connect with him - but not electrically.

Sarah Ruhl’s sensitive and intelligent comedy examines the intersections between love, sexuality, and intimacy, the beauty and limitations of the human body, and what it really means to connect with another person. Ruhl “illuminates with a light touch—a soft, flickering light rather than a moralizing glare—how much control men had over women’s lives, bodies and thoughts, even their most intimate sensations” (The New York Times).

Contains adult themes.

This year’s graduation production sees awarded Singaporean director Samantha Scott-Blackhall directing a cutting edge contemporary play chosen specifically for the final year students of LASALLE’s BA (Hons) Acting Programme

Samantha Scott-Blackhall has directed over 50 professional theatre productions in the last 12 years. She has worked with several theatre companies in Singapore and continues to cast her net with film production companies and advertising companies alike. She was awarded Best Director for The Physicists at the Life! Theatre Awards 2005, and at the 2006 Life! Theatre Awards Luna-id was awarded Best Production of the Year for Quills, which was also directed by Samantha. Her most recent directing credits include 8 Women produced by Sing’Theatre; the Asian premiere production of Freud’s Last Session; and the Tony Award-winning script Red, produced by Blank Space Theatre in collaboration with Esplanade.