my ambivalent attitude

Sunday, March 12, 2006

To say that the performance "Ali Baba and the 21 Thieves" staged yesterday at Kallang Theatre was a smashing success is to put it mildly. As a matter of fact, I was quite skeptical of the level of enjoyment I could derive from the performance before I went for it. Reasons being Yihao warned us that the musical might not be suitable for our age and I sorta agreed by looking at the title of the play. But, I still went ahead with much anticipation and eventually I was rewarded.

The theatre was almost full house and I was completely bowled over by the harmonious music, the flawless props and the real-like settings of every scene. The skilled acting by the teacher, who played Ha San, topped it all off, though there were some funny antics by the children actors that did not really appeal to me. I particularly loved the props, the costumes and the interactions made with the audience at certain intervals (though I did not open my mouth, duh, there were enough young kids there to do the job). I felt a sense of deja vu as my childish nature was rattled throughout the musical. It made me feel younger, while I am moving steadily towards the age of 20 this year. Haha. Kudos to Yihao, who played the villain. You did a good job, though I thought that your voice was a bit too muffled at times. :P

Wishing success to the last performance this afternoon and hope Huang Cheng tonight will tantalize my senses as much as Ali Baba did!

scribbled at 12:31 PM