陈楚蕙 - 岳王剑， 潇湘秋雨，洛水仙姬，碧玉簪，错配姻缘
I am so happy to have my idol, Tan Chor Hwee (陈楚蕙), performed for me on my birthday on 22 Mar 2009। Ha ha, what a mere coincidence! I found it so rewarding to have watched the afternoon’s performance। She appeared in many excerpts of the performance। In fact, that was the best show amongst the 3 performances I have watched.

I was busy making movie clips the whole morning.The afternoon’s performance commenced at 3 pm. When I was approaching Kreta Ayer Theatre, I met QiLing who also rushed there by taxi. As it was closed to the commencement of the performance, I decided not to visit the back stage.

Soon, the afternoon’s performance began. Amazing, Tan Chor Hwee dressed as a general and she sang a song for charity, 慈善事业播春光, in Teochew. Then, she acted in several折子戏 including 岳王剑, 潇湘秋雨, 洛水仙姬, 碧玉簪, 错配姻缘。

I liked 碧玉簪 ‘The Jade Hairpin’ very much. It was exactly the same segment as her black and white movie produced many decades ago. It was simply too wonderful to watch this segment of the show again.

太兴奋了，我的偶像陈楚蕙在我生日当天为我呈现经典潮剧，真是千载难逢的好就会。 哈哈，只能说是巧合。看了3月22日那场日场演出后，觉得很有满足感，因为这是我看过陈楚3场表演的最佳演出。

早上忙着制作短片，然后在两点出发，搭地铁去看戏也。到达了牛车水人民剧场，听到有人呼唤我的名字，原来是奇灵，他也是从家里搭德士赶来看戏。由于接近开场时间，我没到后台走一趟。

一开场，陈楚蕙就穿这将军的戏服，威风凛凛的唱出‘慈善事业播春光’。这首歌只有短短的两分多钟，就把戏迷的心玄紧紧地扣住了。 好一个陈楚蕙！接着，陈楚蕙也带来多部折子戏，有岳王剑, 潇湘秋雨, 洛水仙姬, 碧玉簪, 错配姻缘，实在好看。

香港小生王陈楚蕙经典潮剧表演晚会 - 21 – 3 - 2009

It was another great evening. Again, Tan Chor Hwee and her team have put up a spectacular performance. It was about 6.30 pm when I reached Kreta Ayer Theatre. This time, my wife and mother-in-law came along too. Then, we met our friends, Susie and Edmund. Edmund’s eyes were very sharp. He could recognize my wife even though I was not beside her.



Later, we decided to go to the backstage. Gosh! The backstage was so crowded and that room where Tan Chor Hwee was painting her face was simply too congested. I could not squeeze in at all. My wife and I decided to go another room where Cai Bixia of the Chinese Opera Institute and Chen GuoLai were busy preparing for the performance. We have a short chat with them.

After a short while, Tan Chor Hwee was ready for photo shoot. She was dressed in civilian. Her fans were just too many and they took turn to take pictures. The photo taking was done quite orderly. I decided to take one with her too. My wife helped me with the photo shoot. I also managed to take one for Susie. It was a great shot indeed. I also took a picture with Yu Lili.

The performance commenced with Tan Chor Hwee singing 高山流水情无涯. It attracted a big round of applause and many fans blew whistle to endorse her performance. She put up 赵少卿选段梦魂, 白玉扇, 蓝继子哭街, 蓝继子遇兄 and 孙安动本

At the end of the performance, the organizer made special arrangement for Chor Hwee’s fans to go on stage. I helped Susie and Edmund to take some pictures when they present bouquets of flowers to Tan Chor Hwee.

又是一个令人难忘的夜晚。 陈楚蕙和她的搭档又为大家献出精彩的潮剧演出。抵达牛车水人民剧场时已经将近傍晚6点半。今晚和太太以及岳母一起观赏潮剧。 今晚也是太太第一次和来自温哥华的林先生和林太太见面。林先生的眼力真不错，我不在太太的身边时，他竟然认得出她。

过后，我们决定到后台去看偶像。哇！后台很热闹，人山人海。陈楚蕙正在化妆的房间更不得了，人多到挤不进。 我们便转道到另一间房间找戏曲学院的蔡碧霞和新加坡著名老生陈国来聊天。问国来当晚演什么，他说你看过的梦魂荷蓝继子遇兄。

不一会儿，陈楚蕙打扮好了，影迷们排队和她一起拍照。这是千载难逢的好机会，我岂能错过，于是叫太太帮我拍一张照片。我也帮林太太拍一张照片。效果还真不错。

陈楚蕙一出场便唱‘高山流水情无涯’，观众的反应非常热烈，又鼓掌又吹口哨。 陈楚蕙和陈国来再一次演出赵少卿选段梦魂，这次很顺利的拍了这出折子戏的短片。陈楚蕙在白玉扇里以女妆演出，在蓝继子哭街市的乞丐装，让人捧腹大笑。热心的观众还拼命的把钞票往台上丢。最后一段折子戏是孙安动本。

在演出结束前，主办单位安排一些朋友上台献花。在林先生和林太太献花给陈楚蕙时，我也替他们拍了一些照片。

香港小生王陈楚蕙经典潮剧表演晚会
陈楚蕙首晚义演　吸引上千戏迷捧场

When I first got to know that Hong Kong Teochew Opera King Tan Chor Hwee is coming to town again, I was so excited. However, as my schedule is very tight, I could only manage to book tickets for 3 performances in advance. Nonetheless, I was able to watch the first performance. It was also a golden opportunity to meet my e-friends, Susie and Edmund, from Vancouver.

I took leave on 19 Mar 09 so that I would have sufficient time to chat with Susie and Edmund. I also invited QiLin to join us for dinner. We had a simple dinner at a restaurant nearby. Then, we made our way to the back stage of Kreta Ayer Theatre. On the first evening, there was limited access to the backstage because the Guest-of-Honour would be making a trip there before the performance began. We managed to have a photo opportunity with Tan Chor Hwee before we entered the Theatre to watch her performance.

Tan Chor Hwee delivered a short speech in Teochew to thank her fans for supporting her. Then, she sang ‘戏剧人生’ and performed in several excerpts including ‘五子挂帅’ and ‘一门三进士’.

知道陈楚蕙要在3月再次来到狮城演出时，非常开心。由于时间的关系，不能每场都看，有点可惜。还好能够出席第一场的表演，并和来自加拿大的朋友夫妇见面以及欣赏演出，兴奋不已。 2009年3月19日下午5。30分约了他们和潮剧好友奇灵一起共用晚餐，然后到剧场观看演出，也趁机到后台找偶像拍照。陈楚蕙在开场时致词感谢观众的支持捧场，然后演唱‘戏剧人生’和演出‘五子挂帅’和‘一门三进士’的潮剧选段。

下文取自联合早报记者宋佳佳的报道。
　　虽已67岁，但知名潮剧“小生王”陈楚蕙的戏剧魅力丝毫不减。昨晚由她独挑大梁的潮剧慈善义演吸引了1000多名本地戏迷到场支持。
　　在牛车水人民剧场举行的潮剧慈善义演，由牛车水—金声公民咨询委员会与新加坡楚蕙影友会联合呈献，为牛车水—金声区贫苦老人和学童筹款。
　　这是陈楚蕙第一次与牛车水—金声社区发展与福利基金合作，她受访时说，能有机会在本地做慈善让她感到开心。
　　她说：“我来新加坡表演很多次了，觉得这里的戏迷一次比一次热情，让我很欣慰。加上今年是我从事潮剧的第50个年头，可以借表演为有需要的人出一份力，我感到非常有意义。”
　　4岁起随家人观赏陈楚蕙演出的汤麒麟(22岁)是昨晚年纪最小的支持者之一。他难掩兴奋地说：“我和家人都是陈楚蕙的超级戏迷，她唱的戏很有感情，很容易让人感动，所以她在本地的每一场表演我一定到场。”
　　昨晚义演的1000多张戏票中，约600多张为100元以上慈善票。根据慈善晚会筹委会宣传主任卢威麒，慈善票售出约500张。
　　卢威麒说：“市道不好，有人愿意出钱做慈善，我想这不仅证明了陈楚蕙的魅力，也证明传统戏曲还是有价值的，我们希望通过义演筹到10万元，虽然有点困难，但公众的反应还是令人满意的。”
　　除了昨晚的慈善义演，陈楚蕙也会连同陈楚惠潮剧团从本月20日到22日进行4场公演。

广东潮剧院三团将于2008年3月19-23日赴港演出

在农历新年期间，三团的勇强告诉我他们将在3月期间赴香港演出，演出日期刚好和香港小生王陈楚蕙在新加坡的演出相撞，不然我会赴港支持捧场。

广东潮剧院三团应香港康乐及文化事务署的邀请，一行62人将于2008年3月19-23日赴香港举行优秀剧目展演。广东潮剧院十分重视此次演出，把此作为展示潮剧院三团近几年艺术成果的机会，同时也作为一次增进艺术交流、弘扬潮汕传统文化的演出任务。

新广东潮剧院三团首次赴香港演出意义重大，剧团周密部署，精心安排，除了剧团自身阵容外，还特邀姚璇秋、张长城、方展荣、郑健英等潮剧著名表演艺术家加盟演出，力求以优秀的剧目和精彩的演出呈现给香港观众。

剧团在港演出的剧目有：传统潮剧《包公会李后》、伦理剧《节义夫妻》及一批经典折子戏。其中有姚璇秋、张长城主演的展示陈璧娘送夫勤王，爱国家，晓大义的《送郎》、歌颂重庆沙磁区区委书记江雪琴的《江姐上山》、展示的一代名将赵少卿《梦会》，还有郑健英主演的《蝶恋花》、《井边会》，方展荣主演的《绛玉掼粿》，以及潮剧新秀主演的《晨钟惊梦》、《穆桂英招亲》、《铁弓缘》等。值得一提的是著名丑角方展荣主演《节义夫妻》中的李尚义，滑稽诙谐，妙趣横生，生动活泼，将带给观众捧腹快乐。

相信这次赴港演出将给潮剧院三团艺术水平带来新的飞跃，让海内外潮剧观众认识一个全新的潮剧院三团，阵容整齐、演艺精堪的新三团。


（源- 潮剧大观园）