15 August 2004

點心

"喝茶,吃點心! 點心,點心!!!"

The DimSum Dollies were great. The managed to poke fun at issues that are, how did they put it?, uniquely Singapore. From the Campaigns urging us to procreate, to the popularity of line-dancing in Singapore, to a prominent family, to plastic surgery, to the Singapore Girl, to parking fines.

But the main butt is quite obviously the Singapore Government. Indirect and not so direct jibes at the Singapore government abound in the whole show, and from the laughter these jibes obtained, it can be safely said that they are something singaporeans are able to identify with. It's enjoyable sometimes to be able to laugh at the things that at other times are just too sensitive to laugh at.

As the posters says, it's an all Sinagporean Cabaret Show, so i guess only locals will be able to enjoy the show fully, for it manages to convey a lot of things so subtlely that foreigners might be a little lost.

The part that i enjoyed the most was the stand up comedy that Selena Tan did a quarter of the way into the show. She delivers her lines steadily and in a tone that just says "it is funny, now laugh.".

Another part was the OTTs, the Opposition Tai Tais. It's this opposition party set up by three Tai tais. The funniest part is when they decided to go into politics, and one of them exclaimed "but i don't think i look good in white." And when they go into the running of the party, one (Pam Oei) said "I'll be able to raise my daughter to take over my place." If you're Singaporean, you'll understand why i find it so funny.

Gage's commented that the show did not actually go any way, as in they do not have a specific issue. I agree partly, as this show is mainly about Singapore and the inconsequential stuff that we seem to take too seriously sometimes. And yet there's another level to the whole show, as it does bring up some issues (albeit briefly) that deserves our attention. But we should learn to relax, not all theatrical productions need to have a agenda or issue, sometimes it's just fun. So sit back and enjoy the show.

[Listening to: Maids in Heaven - Selena Tan - Dim Sum Dollies (03:28)]

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