last week i caught w!ld rice's boeing boeing. the play is too good to miss if it's not sold out. if you hadn't already read about it somewhere, this glen goei's adaptation is about a highly confident (ok, cocky) advertising man, bernard, who is stringing along three air stewardess fiances (JAL, CPA and SIA) with aid from his long-suffering filipino househelp and a trusty flight-timetable.
the plot is nothing new here, due to flight rescheduling and pilot strikes, all three stewardesses land in singapore on the same day, heralding confusion, wrecked nerves, and of course, hilarity.
you cannot help but respond with chuckles and guffaws to the cast's excellent comic-timing and dramatic flair. much props to charmaine ang and emma yong's fine portrayals of a hongkong stewardess and native japanese respectively. emma yong as miss JAL even comes out before the proper start of boeing boeing to thank the sponsors and remind the audience to switch off their handphones and pagers, then adding the oft-heard "fasten your seat belts, emergency doors are located at the front and rear of the airplane. i hope you enjoy your flight, ladies and gentlemen."
even though the man beside me didn't let loose much of a chortle throughout the entire play (and having me think perhaps he has fallen asleep), i found myself enjoying boeing boeing much more than i thought i would! this review, and all other reviews won't do the production much justice, you have to see it for yourself.
links:
the flying inkpot's 2002 review
w!ld rice's official page
sistic, official ticket, er, seller
be prepared to expect emma yong in a so kawaii ne!!! bob dyed a conservative brown, completely different from what promo pics show. between JAL and CPA, gosh, i don't know who did their accents better.
the great triangle: SIA, JAL, CPA
technorati: Boeing Boeing, wild rice
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