Language: English and Filipino

A physical monodrama that places the terrifying aswang folklore in present-day Philippines.

Aswang is a one-woman show about the most feared creature in Philippine folklore. It utilises the power of myth and folklore to name the true monsters in our midst – the invisible monsters that plague the country today.

An adaptation of Rody Vera’s Palanca Award-winning Ang Unang Aswang, the production features Mayen Estanero from the Cultural Centre of the Philippines in a tour de force performance portraying five characters – most of which are supernatural.

Content Warnings: Violence, Sexual violence, Violence against children, blood/gore, haze

Adaptation and Direction: Ricardo Magno

Performer: Mayen Estanero

Dramaturgy: Enya Daly

Production Design: Atulya Mohan

Additional Design: Kiki Ando

Lighting Design: Gabriel Bethune

Sounds Design: Miles Cosmo Phillip

Creative Consultant: Zachary Dunbar

Co-Produced by Divergent Theatre Collective

Image by Darren Gill


Isang pisikal na monodrama tampok ang nakakikilabot na kwento ng aswang sa kasalukuyang Pilipinas.

Ang Aswang ay isang palabas patungkol sa pinakakinatatakutang halimaw mula sa mga kwentong-bayan sa Pilipinas. Ginagamit ng produksyon ang alamat at kwentong-bayan upang mabigyang-ngalan ang mga tunay na halimaw sa pumapalibot sa atin – ang mga ‘di-lantad na halimaw sa lipunan.

Ito ay adaptasyon ng Ang Unang Aswang ni Rody Vera, na nagwagi ng Palanca Award, at itinatampok si Mayen Estanero ng Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas sa kanyang katangi-tanging pagganap ng limang tauhan – kabilang ang mga kakaibang nilalang.

Adaptasyon and Direksyon: Ricardo Magno

Tagaganap: Mayen Estanero

Dramaturhiya: Enya Daly

Disenyo ng Produksyon: Atulya Mohan

Katuwang sa Disenyo: Kiki Ando

Disenyo ng Ilaw: Gabriel Bethune

Disenyo ng Tunog: Miles Cosmo Phillip

Katuwang sa Paglikha: Zachary Dunbar

Katuwang na Prodyuser: Divergent Theatre Collective

Kuha ni Darren Gill


Access Information:

Visual rating 50%: Events are partly subtitled or include dialogue, background music and/or sounds, so d/Deaf and hard of hearing audiences can have some engagement with the event.

Aural Rating 50%: Has both sound and visual components, but sight isn’t essential to be able to engage with the event.