briefings VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL
HCMC
A Chat with Snow White
Usually seen as a paragon of virtue, Word went digging for Valentine’s advice when we caught up with the enigmatic lead in the Saigon Players production, Snow White and the Seven Nguyens. We talked about love, life and why she’s back in town Word: Hello Snow White, it’s a pleasure to meet you. SW: Yes it is, thank you humble woodsman. Word: Err, ok. Snow White, you’ve posted some fairly racy shots on your Instagram account lately. Are you about to go all Miley Cyrus on us? SW: What?! What is Instagram? You must be thinking of someone else. Word: Are you saying @ snowyfromfaraway is a fake account? SW: (blushing) Listen, I am an innocent, natureloving princess. Miley and I are friends, but we have a very different sense of fashion. Word: Ok, but what about your very public twitter spat with Sleeping Beauty? Was that fake too? SW: Ah, Sleeping Beauty has always been jealous of me, I can’t seem to appease her envy. I guess I trump her on both of her strengths, but you’ve heard what the magic mirror says. Word: Yes, you are the fairest of them all, but you must be like 200 years old — what’s your secret? SW: How impolite! I couldn’t possibly reveal my true age. If anything, I get more youthful and more beautiful with each passing year. Lucky me! Word: Let’s move on. It’s Valentine’s Day this month. Are you a one fairytale princess, one prince kinda girl, or did you sleep in every one of the dwarves’ beds for a reason? SW: Tee hee, how silly of you! I am most certainly a one princess, one prince kind of girl.
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Have you seen Prince Charming? He is the best looking, most charming, most brave and most dashing man in the whole wide world! Word: If you say so. I’m sure our readers would love to know what you two get up to on Valentine’s? SW: Well, usually the huntsman keeps me company while I wait for Prince Charming, but in the Faraway Kingdom every day is Valentine’s Day! Word: Oh dear, what an awkward menage-atrois. Is that why you’re back playing with a bunch of Vietnamese guys’ hearts again? The Nguyen brothers? SW: The Nguyen family are my friends, they took me in when I had no idea where I was. Somehow I just ended up back here in Vietnam! Word: Really? Had you been sleeping in the mushroom field? Or were you just at Lush this whole time? SW: I have never been to Lush. Is it a beautiful part of the forest? Word: No. How about some advice for the wannabe Prince Charmings out there. How can they find a fairytale princess like you? SW: They should be devilishly handsome, well mannered and well groomed. A true prince should always be prepared to save the day in the most charming way possible… so it helps if they have a nice big sword! Word: Thank you Snow White, I think we’re going to leave it at that. SW: Thank you humble woodsman, I look forward to seeing you at my show. You can see Snow White and the Seven Nguyens — back by popular demand — at The Vista Walk, P2 level, 628C Xa Lo Ha Noi, Q2, HCMC on Saturday Feb. 7. There are two performances — one at 3pm and the second at 5.30pm. Tickets cost VND200,000. For more information email: saigonplayers@gmail.com