Great World Cabaret (2015)

Glitz and Glamour in 70 Minutes There was a time, not too long ago, in the 1960s, when people would gather at Great World Amusement Park, better known as “Tua Seh Kai”. This park was at the intersection of Zion Road, River Valley Road and Kim Seng Road, where there were nightly festivities, food and game stalls, and cabaret performances. It closed in the late 1970s. Dream Academy Production’s 4 weeks long run of Great World Cabaret at Resorts World Theatre attempts to recreate that joyous,

Let's Bo Bo Cha Cha! The live band swoops in from the right in a blink of an eye, reminding me of the Cantina band in Star Wars – smooth and lively, but looking like they belong to a different time and space. The band is the main reason I enjoyed my siesta, my first in Resorts World Theatre. Prior to the live band’s entrance, the stage stands as a museum exhibition displaying memorabilia from the foregone era of cabaret entertainment showbiz in Singapore. Young actors posing as visitors weave in and o