Boom!

Caught the play Boom last Saturday and liked it.

Written by Jean Tay and directed by Tracie Pang, the play basically revolves around a mother & son (who's a property agent) contending over an en bloc sale and a civil servant trying to persuade a corpse to relocate.

ok, 1 reason I caught the show was because it was starring Sebastian Tan. I have caught a no. of his shows, though mainly not as a main character and even I even remember the days when he was doing TV shows (first saw him in a Chinese sitcom playing a musician). Maybe because he reminds of my ex-neighbour, so I support him, but he's not bad too. He should do more musicals.

Sorry, side-tracked. Well, the show was rather funny and I admit, some parts corny, especially when the corpse was doing "lamentations". It was a rather familiar context (except the talking to corpse part) but the actors played it out well.

As usual, I will start reflecting about the show (why do I think so much?!). Somehow, I felt the ending slightly sad, especially for the corpse. No one to claim it, heartbreak on both sides as 1 refuses to accept the truth, forever a love lost. The things we hold on to, in a bid to believe. The moving part was the filial son.

Come to think of it, why was it called "Boom"?
Boom in the construction industry?
Construction work? Not much mention, but I guess it was the underlying setting.
How the corpse became one? He was killed in an accident where there was probably an explosion.
The felling of the tree? A sign of loss?
The calling out from the grave?
The heart?