Heard of the only Empress of China? Empress Cixi? Or commonly known as the Dragon Lady during her reign. Empress Cixi was supposedly ruthless, terrorizing her subjects and being an all round bad guy/woman. The musical introduces Cixi as a different person, and most of the musical would be flashbacks to Cixi's younger days, when she was known as Yenehara, a concubine in the Emperor's court, and how she survived China's traditions and other trials and tribulations. Interested huh? Its an intriging and realistic representation of the Chinese court, and with the various historical tidbits to spice it up, it adds up to be quite enriching actually.
Back to the story. An American painter, Kate Carl, was invited to paint Cixi's potrait. However, because she needs to know more about Cixi in order to paint her eyes correctly, she gets the opportunity to have a peek into Cixi's life story... this is where the story begins. I shan't spoil the story for you because there are so many twists in plot.
Kit is fantastic or in fact the entire cast is fabulous. Hossan Leong, our Record Keeper Number One. Keep a look out for this guy! His humourous antics inject a sense of light-heartedness in the show. Two thumbs up for his efforts!
"We the SRT, thank you for coming. We hope you enjoyed the production! SISTIC's gonna love me for this... When you go outside, do yourself a favour and SMS everyone you know to let them know how WONDERFUL it was. Then later go home and e-mail spam the whole world. Once again, thank you for your support!"
-Hossan Leong.
The company, the backbone of every musical, was also very good in enhancing the overall presentation of the production. Kudos to the cast of Forbidden City! You did an excellent job!Forbidden City: Potrait of an Empress was truly enjoyable. I would recommend it to anybody. It is rather impressive, especially for a local production. Catch it if you can!
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