Laguna, Philippines - Last March 9 Wednesday 2016, we are invited to watch a Filipino adaptation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies entitled “Coro de los Diablos” directed by Professor Joey Ting. The adaptation was made by Ms. Layeta Bucoy. It was a re-run of a previous play in UP Diliman, but this time it was performed in Los Baños, Laguna inside Charles Fuller Baker Memorial Hall in UPLB. As we enter the Hall, I saw a circular designed stage like it was mimicking an MMA octagon ring, but with a lot of metallic tubing around it, which I think portrays the jungle. The first scene was started with a chorus song with a projected video that shows the beginning of World War III. The six main actors/actresses was then introduced as they form a circular shape outside the ring while singing the supposedly “World Future Leaders Convention” song. The story flows with a lot of struggles, urges, hallucination, and the desperation of each character as they try to survive within a fore...
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