Since Boeing Boeing and Aladdin, I've always been a big fan of Wild Rice production. They consistently turn up great, witty productions that leave me roaring with tears. So I jumped at the opportunity to catch Hansel & Gretel - only to find a few things:
1) I've been away from Singapore for so long that I didn't catch 80% of the local satire played on the key events of 2012
2) I didn't really enjoy Hansel & Gretel too much, thought the situational comedy was too superficial/ lacked depth but the coded innuendo and veiled social commentary made up for it
3) I liked the surprises (foodies goodies!) thrown from the candylicious house for the audience to eat! (great audience interaction!)
and most of all...
4) OMG, I witnessed a marriage proposal from the keyboardist (who's an SMU alum) to his gf! The entire cast conspired with him to give out 2 xmas tickets for the next Wild Rice production, which was how they tricked the unsuspecting gf on stage. :) Aiyooooo, sooooooooo sweeeeeeeeeeeet!
Photos with the cast thereafter. :)
Hansel & Gretel's star-studded cast includes Sebastian Tan (Broadway Beng), Dwayne Tan (Army Daze), Denise Tan (Gold 90FM), Siti Khalijah (Boeing Boeing), Dwayne Lau (Cinderel-Lah!) and Vernetta Lopez (CLASS 95FM). It will also feature 30 young talents from the age of 4-12 as part of W!LD RICE’s FIRST STAGE! programme.
Dwayne Tan as HanselDenise Tan as Gretel
Sebastian Tan as The Witch aka The Chef
Siti Khalijah Zainal as Nicki Minah (The Witch's Assistant)
Dwayne Lau as Steven (Hansel & Gretel's Father)
Vernetta Lopez as Cassandra (The Evil Stepmother)
Foodprinted on 7 Dec 2012 (Friday)
dun forget that siti also acted as the maid
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