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Pidgin Romeo and Juliet

Freddy Tan, director and co-writer | UiHua Cheah, co-writer | Freddy Tan, director and co-writer | UiHua Cheah, co-writer

05-Feb-16 14:00

Pidgin Romeo and Juliet

Sifu Production the company that to-date has focused on humor for millennials--’Never Eat Too Much Before Rapture’ aka 30 plays [sic] in 60 minutes; and more recently FIFTEEN or 15 plays [sic]--explains how it will bring humor to a Shakespearean tragedy. Its press release declares: “With lines such as “O Lo Mio, Lo Mio, whyforth mantao”, Lo Mio and Chiu Liet: Forbidden Love in Forbidden City contains many comedic infusions of its Chinese setting without straying too far from its source material.” Clever witty humor or ...we’ll find out before opening night.


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