Young love birds Claudio and Hero are about to be married. On the eve of their wedding, Claudio comes to the conclusion that Hero was unfaithful to her. The next day, Hero is humiliated at the altar and dies from grief.
Meanwhile, his cousin Beatrice is at loggerheads with Benedick. Both are perfectly suited for each other but are in denial. The others plot to get them together, and the couple is tricked into confessing their feelings for each other.
Adapted from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Ma’ma Yong (About Nothing Much To Do) is a romance comedy set against the backdrop of a mental asylum. Presented by an ethnically diverse group of actors, Ma’ma Yong serves you the local, the medieval, the cultural and the spiritual all on a single platter.
1hr 30mins, no intermission.
Performed in Malay and various languages, with English surtitles.
Director/Playwright: Najib Soiman
Choreographer: Norhaizad Adam
Production Manager: Sazali Hussain
Stage Manager: Azyy Alias
Assistant Stage Manager: Hidayah Adnan
Lighting Designer: Fares Aljunied
Set Designer: Hairi Cromo
Sound Engineer: Hazli Mokhlas
Makeup: Mehroon
Makeup Assistant: Hafiz Alwi
Surtitlist: Muhammad Sufiyan Adam
Crew: Tan Jia Hui
Producer: Fezhah Maznan (Esplanade)
Curation: Pentas programming team (Esplanade)
Production Management: Isis Koh (Esplanade)
Publicity Photography: Ruey Loon @ 36frames
Performers:
Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit
Al-Matin Yatim
April Kong
Bib Mockram
Bright Ong
Noris 'Wandy' Mustafa
Norisham Osman
Pramila D/O Krishnasamy
Selma Alkaff
Sharon Frese
Musicians: Aidil Akmal, Arman Abdul Rahman, Fadhli Ramlee, Jeffri Natawate, Ridwan Ramli