Bean sprouts in Hougang still gets the golden egg!

Jack & the Bean-Sprout is Wild Rice's annual pantomime production.  This time round, the not so bright Jack was staying with his mother Widow Neo at the opposition ward Hougang.  So expect some political jokes.

As a pantomime,this production works as it makes fun of everything under the (Singapore) sun.  Caleb Goh is believable as the gullible Jack and Darius Tan is the over the top, gambling addict Widow Neo.

It was the tag team of Jo Tan and Candice de Rozario who stole the show as Widow Neo's gambling friends Siew Dai and Kopi Gao. From their no-so-perfect English to providing harmonies for Widow Neo, the duo had good comic timing.  Karen Tan and Siti Khalijah also provided laughter for their portrayal of the Harp and the Golden Goose.  Another surprise would be Ethel Yap as an alien  She has a good voice.

Overall, Ivan Heng kept the pace of the performance going.  The songs by Elaine Chan and Joel Tan were generally catchy, my only complaint is too much dialects being used.  Other than that, it was a good production for the year end season.