In a spicy blend of six original stories of love and loss, Geylang presents insights to the inner workings of one of Singapore’s most colourful streets. From the days of parangs and daughters sold into marriages to modern days’ constant change and progress, Geylang uproots this red light district to prove that it is more than just worn out rows of eateries and brothels.
It is a potent, exhilarating mixture of history and fiction that promises to be electrifying and thought provoking, brought to you by W!LD RICE directors Serena Ho and Rodney Oliveiro.
Conservative minds will certainly be averse to it. From an innocent onstage kiss to animalistic and literal depictions of sex to the biggest dildo I have ever seen in my life, the sexual depictions in this play will leave some people riveted while others squirm awkwardly in their seats. It definitely delivers the thick level of sauciness it promises.
Towards the end of the play, things got a whole lot more serious. The comedy that plastered a smile on my face in the first half of the play ebbed away to reveal much more serious themes of Geylang. Some of the stories are left chillingly unfinished, while others meet with gruesome ends you wish you didn’t have to see. As a whole, though, it was nicely executed and leaves you with an appropriate coldness congealed in your stomach. Loved it.
Rating: 8.5/10
Geylang by young and W!LD was showing 13-17 May 2015.
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