Pangdemonium's 'Fat Pig'

I think the whole lot of us (at least my circle of friends) bought Pangdemonium's season tickets for 2014. 

The company's first show of the year is Neil Lebute's 'Fat Pig'. Everyone was texting and emailing to ask who's going on which day, because the company generously offered to seat season-ticket holders together if we made a request for that. The logistics of picking up the tickets at the venue on the day our show were fuss-free. Whewww. 

Anyway, the storyline of 'Fat Pig' is one of those I veer away from. Yes, there's that serious discussion on body weight and the perception of society, pressure, etc. But it's also a romance-based story. Never watched any other productions of the play. The only reason why I watched this one, would be in support of Pangdemonium's cast and see how they interpret the script. There must be original Singapore plays written by local residents, but it's also integral to the scene to see how we interpret foreign plays. To me, it's not mutually exclusive. There has to be a wide enough platform to grow our theatre scene, keep our actors employed and audiences interested.

Suffice to say, because of its genre, I didn't care about the plot in Pangdemonium's version of the play. It didn't deviate from the original. I was simply watching the actors. New faces. Yay. I dunno how the company finds all these actors and trusts them with a production. The casting is excellent. I was drawn into the world on-stage. There were tons of humor, realities, bits of mean-ness and most of all, human stupidity. As much as I don't enjoy the story, I enjoyed the acting and the overall show. Nifty set design and scene shifts. It was good. 'Fat Pig' just opened and runs till 2 March. Go watch!