This satire of journalistic ethics begins on shaky legs - the rawness of the young cast is obvious in the black box, and the premise of a truly independent local newspaper doesn't seem quite believable at first.
Nevertheless, the show soon has us rolling around in the aisles with its larger-than-life characters and its perceptive wit about the strange state of our New Normal, where a "government-led non-government organisation" might very well lead a "ministry-licensed public protest" against an errant construction firm. Playwright Luke Vijay Somasundram is clearly a talent worth looking out for, and I'm curious to see what director Christopher Fok could've done with a bigger stage. Once warmed up, the actors are also a riot of zany energy. In fact, this may be the best original work I've watched by a youth-led theatre group.