25 November – 19 December 2009
Drama Centre Theatre @ National Library Building

presents

A W!LD RICE Production

Synopsis
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a merchant called Big Boss Bong and his three daughters: Brandy, Desiree and his youngest, Beauty.

One day, Big Boss Bong steals a rose from a garden as a gift for Beauty. He’s caught red-handed by a fearsome creature called the Beast who agrees to spare his life in exchange for one of his daughters.

And thus Beauty begins her adventures at the Beast’s mansion, where she encounters the fussy nanny Ah Ma Chow Chow, the excitable cook Baba Pongteh, and the sarcastic maid, Vacula Contessa.

Will Beauty ever escape from the mansion? Why does the Beast get tongue-tied in front of Beauty? And who is this mysterious exorcist called Master Kong Tao who has vowed to purge the mansion of its ‘unnatural’ elements?

From the same team that brought you last year’s runaway hit Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, BEAUTY & THE BEAST is a spellbinding musical comedy, filled with laugh-out-loud jokes, fabulous song and dance routines, stunning costumes and sets… and singing utensils.

Reviews
“Cinderel-LAH’s greatest achievement was that there was something in it for both adults and children.”
SPH The Straits Times Life!

“It’s hard not to fall in love with Aladdin. It’s so charming, kids and adults will fall under its spell”
SPH The Straits Times Life!

“Oi! Sleeping Beauty!! is a politically correct pantomime with a social conscience - which is the best kind…”
SPH The Business Times

“Jack & The Bean-Sprout! impresses with a strong cast and laughs aplenty”
TODAY

“Snow White … is smart, sassy and satirical … just take the whole family!”
SPH The Straits Times Life!

Extras
ABOUT THE W!LD RICE PANTOMIME
Once a year, the best of Singapore’s theatre artists come together to celebrate the festive season by taking everyone’s favourite fairy tales and giving them an imaginative local twist - just to bring laughter and the magic of theatre to audiences from five to eighty five.

The W!LD RICE Pantomime brings together all the elements of a great family entertainment – slapstick comedy, satire, political incorrectness, snazzy songs, toe-tapping dance routines, cross-dressing, fabulous costumes and spectacular sets, audience participation and a Good versus Evil story that is strong on romance and adventure.

Through First Stage, W!LD RICE also develops the talents of children from the ages of 5-16, many of whom take their first steps on the Singapore stage.

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (2008), Jack & The Bean-Sprout! (2006), Oi! Sleeping Beauty!! (2005), Aladdin (2004) and Cinderel-LAH! (2003) have tickled and touched an audience of over 60,000. Today, the W!LD RICE pantomime has become THE must-see musical of the holiday season, and the best possible way to round up a busy year!