The local English and Chinese theatre scene has recently seen a number of new actors. To find out more about what types of views and new ideas they have about the development and future of the local theatre scene, Lianhe Zaobao spoke to three theatre practitioners from China, Australia and Taiwan. 

One of these was 21-year-old Xie Yixuan, who is currently a Theatre student at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Yixuan, who is originally from Guangzhou, came to Singapore in October 2009, and participated in drama club activities during secondary school, where his teacher found that he had a talent for acting and encouraged him to apply at NAFA.

Yixuan shared that he enjoys both acting and watching plays, regardless of whether they are Singapore, Guangzhou or Hong Kong performances. Comparing the features of the three, he said, “The content of many Chinese works deviate from the real-life and can come across as high-brow; Singapore’s reflect life experiences and are closer to the average viewer.”

 最近新加坡本地出现的新的一批英语及华语戏剧演员，为了了解他们一些新的思想及视野来适应未来的戏剧表演市场，联合早报采访了三个分别来自于中国、澳洲及台湾的戏剧从业者。

其中一个是21岁的Xie Yixuan来自中国广州，自2009年10来新加坡，目前是南洋艺术学院戏剧表演系的学生。他在中学时参加了学校举办的戏剧表演活动，他的老师发现他在表演方面很有天赋，并鼓励他申请南洋艺术学院。

Yixuan喜欢表演和观看戏剧，不管是在新加坡、广州或者香港的演出，比较这三个地方的特点，他说许多中国人的演出都偏离了真实的内容，太过高调，而新加坡反映的生活经历更接近观众的感受。