"The cross-cultural and cross-gender casting is hilarious and
effective. Siti Khalijah Zainal, who cross-dresses as Sandy, brings a
dynamic comic and hip upbeat depiction of this traditionally
down-to-earth character. Siti Khalijah also plays the Chinese goddess
Guan Yin with a motherly disposition. Chua Enlai plays Auntie Fanny and
Princess Iron Fan who mispronounce words incessantly to rib-tickling
effect.
Joshua Lim plays a school boy who is mistaken as the monk Tang Xuan
Zang by the Monkey King (Sugie Phua), Pigsy (Frances Lee) and Sandy. He
interacts with the audience and engages both adults and children with
aplomb. He is the charismatic crowd-pleaser of the evening! Phua plays
the Monkey King with his agile movements, and sings in the midst of
vigorous movements which requires skillful execution of breath, rhythm
and emotions simultaneously.
(...)
Monkey Goes West is a must-watch production for anyone who is
looking for an evening of extravaganza with a dip in the arts. This is a
production artistically, amusingly and adeptly created for Singaporeans
of all ages."
