A Night Of Horrors

Yes it was, at Victoria Theatre, in the presence of the Little Shop of Horrors. The Suite Chic is a great fan of the Dim Sum Dollies, and was eagerly awaiting yet another ra-ra comedy. But no...wait a minute, she could have sworn she almost fell asleep. The Dim Sum Dollies were at their comedic and sultry best but the scenes in which they appeared in seemed almost like an afterthought. Hossan Leong was as always, good, but in the ensemble pieces, his character always seemed a tad faded-out, playing second fiddle to the rest of the cast. Ok, so he was playing the loser-ish Seymour, but surely that didn't mean his voice had to be loser-ish? Its still a musical after all yes?

The saving grace had to be the voice behind the carnivorous flower, leaving the audience in stitches, and Denise Tan's vocals, silencing the audience whenever she sang. Kudos too to the live band that was instrumental (pardon the pun) for the musical to proceed.

The Suite Chic hopes for the return of Dim Sum Dollies next year, but count her out if they're going to do another "off-broadway" production. Singapore wants THE Dim Sum Dollies and they sure haven't gotten enough of them.

Little Shop of Horrors runs till this Saturday, 18th November. Get your tickets at all Sistic outlets.