Constipated (2010), Review

By adelyn-1800, 27 May, 2022
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3.50
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In her first one-woman show, Haryani Othman plays Sofia, a plus-sized lady preparing for her wedding day. At first, the play seems a wee bit clumsy, as she single-handedly pushes around the hefty set pieces and contends with an unnecessarily complicated lighting design. However, the play really becomes compelling once she starts on her stories of her childhood as a fat girl, morphing into an adult tale of anguish and betrayal. Expect great humour, inventive movement work, highly imaginative segues (featuring superheroes, no less!) and truly compelling pathos in this tale of love, friendship and fad diets. But be warned: surtitles can be a little haywire, and the ending's a little abrupt.

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20 seconds
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Ng Yi-Sheng
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