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En bloc fever in an economic boom. A quirky tale about housing the living and raising the dead.
On this tiny red dot, where both living and dead jostle for space, Boom tells the story of a stubborn old woman and her property agent son, who are struggling over the en bloc sale of their home. Their destinies become linked with that of Jeremiah, an idealistic civil servant, who is facing the greatest challenge of his career – persuading a reluctant corpse to relocate.
Welcome to the surreal world of Boom, where the dead aren't allowed to rest in peace and heaven is a luxury sky villa with A1 designer decor. Weaving in Hokkien with English, past with present, living with dead, fantasy with reality, BOOM is a comic yet poignant tale about en blocs and exhumations.
Written by award-winning playwright Jean Tay, Boom was commissioned by SRT and staged in 2008 under SRT's Stage Two.
The live streaming of Boom (Rehearsed Reading) will be performed by Chua Enlai, Casey Lim, Andrew Mark Ong, Rei Poh, Nora Samosir and Amanda Tee. Thong Pei Qin will be directing the rehearsed reading.
Award-winning actor and host known for his dramatic and comedic work across theatre, television, and film, Chua Enlai was most recently seen in the Channel 5 drama series Mixed Signals, other recent programmes include Channel 8’s Happy Go Lucky and CNA’s New York Festivals TV & Film Award-winning documentary Becoming Human. Enlai is known for his work on nine seasons of the International Emmy-nominated The Noose, for which he’s won the Asian Television Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2010 and 2013. It has just completed its special edition season The Noose Gets Smart in 2020.
Enlai has performed in over 50 theatre productions. He was last seen on stage as Gwendolyn Fairfax in Wild Rice’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Awards include Best Actor at the DBS Life! Theatre Awards for Shopping & F***ing and Best Supporting Actor at the ST Life! Theatre Awards for The Importance of Being Earnest.
This live streaming of the rehearsed reading of Boom will include sign language interpretation. A Sign Language Interpreted performance is designed to cater for Deaf or Hard of Hearing patrons. The interpreter will sign all auditory elements of the show using Singapore Sign Language.
