A poignant play shedding light on the ever-increasing problem of mental health issues in society, and leaves an indelible mark on us with its message...Adrian and Zachary’s strong chemistry and stellar performances...Tracie Pang manages to capitalise on the dramatic moments to deliver maximum impact and emotion. Audience members are taken on an emotional roller coaster that makes us feel relief, shock, surprise and pain in quick succession. Tracie Pang skilfully executes Florian Zeller’s whiplash-inducing twists.

A disquieting, uncomfortable look at mental health issues among the young, its associated shame and stigma, and the importance of professional help in such circumstances...a stellar, nuanced performance by Adrian Pang, who skilfully navigates the many emotional registers - from earnest compassion, blistering rage, to helpless desperation - which gave tremendous depth to his character. Pang's heartbreaking performance here was a masterclass in acting.

Theatre doesn’t have to be entertaining, but it does have to make you think, and feel.This is a play and a production that simply has to be seen - harrowing and possibly even traumatic – depending perhaps on one’s own family background as well as what we know (or think we know) about mental health. Stimulating, expertly acted and beautifully produced. Excellent directing from Tracie Pang.

Adrian Pang and the cast of The Son were amazing. Great direction by Tracie Pang and the actors did a stellar job, including Zachary Pang who displayed much depth and maturity in his role. It was cathartic and at the same time gut-wrenching to watch this play. We have so much class and depth in our local theatre - if you start going, you will realise that there is a treasure trove of great theatre right here in Singapore. I may be a musician but watching and beholding the other art forms in Singapore that are now at very high levels, makes me a better musician. Another inspiring evening. Thank you Pangdemonium!

Was at your show tonight, and by the end of it, I was floored by the brilliant performance and haunted at how close I had come to a mirror through Nicolas’ journey. I came expecting to watch a good play, and I left feeling seen and heard, and not alone. Thank you and the team for putting together such an important production that, while difficult, is most necessary, and I am affirmed that the theatre is where truth really exists. I can safely say that The Son has changed my life. Thank you.

Pangdemonium delivered a stunning show…again. Seriously the best value theatre in Singapore that demands attention. Pangdemonium's Season Pass - you get a great intimate seat in three carefully curated contemporary and classic shows that are guaranteed to inspire conversation, touch your heart and tickle your funny bones. And every show has a relevant message that has the power to shift. This is the power of great theatre, and The Son is one such show. Powerfully brilliant.

So thankful we managed to catch The Son. It hit way too close to home. I was ugly crying throughout, but dammit, Pangdemonium, you guys hit it out of the park again. Thank you for speaking our stories with such truth and accurate portrayals. Thank you for shedding light on issues our society at large has such a hard time understanding. If you ever wondered why we need theatre and the arts, this is why.

Pangdemonium’s The Son is proof that the theatre scene in Singapore is strong and well worth a bigger fan base. Pangdemonium really ups the limits with this story and this topic. They aren’t afraid to really go hard and push the senses of the audience. To me, that’s what makes them worth every penny.

Pangdemonium’s The Son left me a complete mess. A good mess. The theatre’s ability to speak for those who are silent, represent those who are seemingly forgotten and to bring the masses to relate to another part of society, never fails to awe me. To the team of The Son - you guys are AMAZING and deserving of a standing ovation. The acting, the set, the execution was close to perfect. Thank you for giving life to something so wonderful and meaningful. We are blessed to be part of the audience.

This is not a shout-shout. This is me pleading with you to watch Pangdemonium’s The Son. Confronting, heart-breaking and so damn important. Thank you Tracie Pang and team for doing this.

Watched The Son tonight, and holy shit I was not prepared for it. Is was a very raw, believable and moving performance. The cast’s outstanding performance made me forget I was in a theatre. Too good for words and hard to forget. It left me with much to think about. A soul-nourishing experience. 

Riveting acting, bringing to life the struggles a parent faces helping a loved one with depression. And even better still accurately portraying the symptoms a person depicts with depression. Had me glued to my seat. Laughter, sadness, tears, anger…Never thought a play could make me flabbergasted. Never thought I could use that word to describe my astonishment of experiencing a gamut of emotions evoked from the stage.

Pangdemonium continues to push the boundaries of theatre and I love it. Wonderful cast, an innovative and beautiful set, great lighting, and above all, sharp delivery of an important message.

Directed by
Tracie Pang

Written by
Tennessee Williams

Starring
Catherine Grace Gardner
Jamil Schulze
Inch Chua
Salif Hardie

Pangdemonium shimmers in The Glass Menagerie. A strong cast and beautiful set ground this finely wrought adaptation…Inch Chua shines in a sweet, subtle performance…heartbreaking…stunning.

A good old-fashioned night out at the theatre with Pangdemonium’s dreamy, luminous rendition of The Glass Menagerie. I was so happy to see this production being realised. Strong, affecting performances all round and equally stunning staging with richly symbolic set by Eucien Chia and tasteful period costumes by Leonard Choo. Bravo Tracie Pang for pulling it all together. Go catch this.

Tracie Pang has done well to honour Williams’ writing, bringing out their inherent power. The performance is immortalised and captured in a cloudy, timeless bubble of memory, that shows that live theatre, against all odds, is unbreakable.

So nice to be back in a packed theatre without social distancing. Pangdemonium did a phenomenal job with The Glass Menagerie, a classic that I read half a lifetime ago and finally got the chance to watch performed live.

Thank you Pangdemonium for making our pure literature dreams come true and allowing us to watch this amazing play.

Full capacity at the theatre! And what better way than with Pangdemonium’s The Glass Menagerie, with a stellar cast directed by Tracie Pang and a phenomenal creative team. (I must admit that I was nervous sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers for more than 2 hours, but I felt comfortable and very at ease.)

Was absolutely thrilled to be back in a full house at the Victoria Theatre. Pangdemonium brought that (full) house down The Glass Menagerie, a truly timeless classic. Many congratulations to Pangdemonium for pulling this off, with such steely resolve, overcoming the bumps and obstacles along the way - the cheers and claps you got from the capacity audience when you came into the hall shows how much your work is appreciated!

I didn’t expect to be emotional going back to a live theatre performance. I am not a regular theatre goer, but being back last night for the first live performance in more than two years, I felt a loss of culture and connection from the last two years. It was an excellent performance of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie by Pangdemonium. Really well done. Here’s back to human connection.

Brilliant show with Pangdemonium bringing us the classic play, The Glass Menagerie. The acting is sublime, the set is stunning, Please get yourself to the theatre. Thank you for pushing through all the barriers to share this with your very thrilled audience.

After a two-year hiatus, so thrilled to be reminded of how transportive and uplifting a good theatre experience can be. Thank you Pangdemonium

Thank you, Pangdemonium, for bringing yet another classic to our shores and setting it in front of a magnificent backdrop. I salute the cast, creative team and all involved in making The Glass Menagerie come alive and connected beyond place and time. We are truly appreciative of the work Pangdemonium develops, which inspires Singapore theatre to flourish.

Thank you Pangdemonium for stealing my heart with this play.

Thank you for the great production! We enjoyed our evening greatly! And congratulations on the full house. It was amazing to hear all the applause and have a common experience with so many people. Thank you!

Directed by
Tracie Pang

Book & Lyrics by
Greg Kotis

Music & Lyrics by
Mark Hollman

Starring
Adrian Pang
Andrew Marko
Benjamin Chow
Bright Ong
Edward Choy
Erwin Shah Ismail
Ethel Yap
Farhan Hassan
Jo Tan
Joash Tang
Kimberly Chan
Mae Elliessa
Mina Ellen Kaye
Muhammad Shafiq Haziq
Sean Ghazi
Seong Hui Xuan
Vanessa Kee

Pangdemonium’s hysterically funny satire is the most fun this review has had at the theatre in the past six months…with pitch-perfect direction form Tracie Pang….Eucien Chia’s neo-noirsh set, lushly lit by James Tan, masterfully supports by Jeffrey Yue’s sound design…the ensemble delivers stellar work, Ben Chow further cements his reputation as one of the great triple threats in Singapore theatre today.

Kudos to the entire cast, who were amazing…Mina Kaye and Benjamin Chow really sold the show with their vocals…one of the funniest musical you’ll see, this is not one to miss.

A powerhouse of a production from Pangdemonium at their peak with an all-round superb ensemble in this fun romp to end off their season.

Director Pang has assembled a juggernaut of a team that boasts a wonderful mix of old collaborators and new faces. It’s a delight watching veteran performers alongside comparative newcomers…Kaye dazzles, while Chow is especially memorable in the demanding number ‘Run, Freedom, Run’…things are rounded out by strong production values, with Eucien Chia’s film noir-esque set, and fine support by James tan’s lighting, Jeffrey Yue’s sound design and Andy Benjamin Cai’s vibrant choreography…Urinetown is one heck of an entertaining musical.

Pangdemonium, you sell drinks in the lobby, make a whole show about peeing, and then make us laugh SO hard for two hours. My condolences to the cleanup crew. Thank you for an absolutely brilliant show. I’ve never been so happy pissing myself.

A stellar cast with all my favourites. I have been following Pangdemonium for several yeas, and whatever they do, from drama to comedy to musicals, is world class. 

One of the most awesome shows I’ve seen in 10 years attending events in Singapore - a huge CONGRATS to the entire Pangdemonium team on this roaring success!

Thank you for such an enjoyable night. The show was sensational, very fun, highly entertaining, and the musical pieces and choreography were absolutely amazing.

Another brilliant piece by Pangdemonium! Funny and classic truly ending this Season with much to think about in our world today! Looking forward to the 2020 Season!

Another stellar production from the good people at Pangdemonium. This season’s offerings have been wonderful, with layered explorations of many social issues. Thank you for consistently making us think and feel.

Rousing musical numbers and emphatic dance moves masterfully executed by a brilliant cast, backed by a script with poignant and urgent messages. Superb entertainment. Bravo! 

A fantastic evening of dramatic caricature, nifty coordination, tight choreography, tuneful songs, songbird voices and uncanny stare. Thanks for a mirthful evening and making my heart leap.

If you haven’t seen this amazingly hilarious productions of Urinetown, you are missing out BIG! We absolutely LOVED THE SHOW! The team led by the incredible Adrian and Tracie Pang is outstanding! You will be in stitches. Funny, witty, entertaining, sparkling, original and ingenious. We were blown away by the calibre of the cast. Everybody should have a part of theatre in their life and we are looking forward to the next season.

Getting to this standard didn’t come easy. Some would’ve said we’d never get there: our talent pool & audience are too small. But everyone persisted. There’s this absurd, admittedly patriotic, pride that wells up at how well this troupe of mostly Singaporean actors has done this.

The best production of 2016 so far...elevated by the intelligence of Lucy Prebble's script, the airtight direction of Tracie Pang and a quartet of actors whose combined charms can persuade any government to purchase any drug at any price...the two central performances are revelatory: Linden Furnell fills the leading man's shoes with verve and vigour; Nikki Muller demonstrates grace and sensitivity...both are outstanding; Tan Kheng Hua is an entrancing presence, sharp and intense, scarred but supremely determined; Adrian Pang is as convincing as always, delivering an acting equivalent of a Houdini escape: he appears to be something of a 'slick d*ck' at first, only to be revealed as someone with a heart...

Pangdemonium has once again staged an incredibly polished and assured production. That effect is real - not a placebo.

Tracie Pang delivers another instance of effortless direction that keeps this play funny, moving and constantly engaging...witty, humorous, spirited, charming, joyful…Muller and Furnell turn in one of their strongest performances to date with a chemistry that truly sets the stage ablaze.

THE EFFECT continues Pangdemonium's long streak of top-notch productions...bitingly funny, brilliantly researched play...Furnell and Muller bring convincing nervous energy to their roles, Pang is deliciously restrained; perhaps the brightest in this complement of stars is Tan Kheng Hua.

Watching Pangdemonium’s The Effect, I am once again awestruck by three facts: one, that Pangdemonium’s choice of scripts are always top-notch - intelligent, evocative, stimulating and relevant; two, they then go on to stage them in the most enthralling, enlivening and entertaining way; and most impressively, that director Tracie Pang is singularly able to always get the absolute best performances from her cast. In every production, she skilfully pushes and stretches each actor to surprise and astonish the audience (and probably the actors themselves) beyond anything they’ve demonstrated thus far.

Relatively young actors are mentored and moulded to shine, and seasoned actors are pushed out of their comfort zones to give career-high performances. And her meticulous staging and directorial flourishes are impeccable - never overbearing or ostentatious, always subtle and stylish. Simply great theatre. Bravo, Pangdemonium!

I caught THE EFFECT in London in 2012, and I’ve also read the script, so I know what a challenging piece this is. So i was hugely impressed by Pangdemonium’s interpretation of it! Under the expert direction of Tracie Pang, Pangdemonium's telling of this story was witty, poignant, passionate and made a whole new impact on me on so many levels.

Plus excellent production values, wonderful performances, and an all-round superb theatrical experience.

Another amazing theatre experience courtesy of Pangdemonium! Since seeing their production of Next to Normal back in 2013, we have been huge fans and haven’t missed a production (tip is to become Season pass holders)! The Effect also deals with mental illness to equally good impact but a different take. It is entertaining, challenging, brilliantly acted, helped of course by the excellent staging and directing.

Fight to get tickets if you have to, but go see it!

Just when you think you've seen them at their best, Pangdemonium produces another show that outdoes their last one! THE EFFECT is funny, surprising, poignant, thought-provoking, powerful, and makes us ask ourselves all sorts of disturbing questions. It's also an important exploration of mental health issues.

Brilliant work once again by director Tracie Pang, her excellent creative team and wonderful cast. Catch this show or you'll regret it!

Absorbing, passionate production with a strong cast. It was intellectual too - even though the subject matter is still very much a mystery. I admired how the topic of depression was handled so courageously. Oh, I have to say the set/ lighting was ingenious! I’m now beginning to wonder if I'm on a placebo or on drugs.

I keep falling in love with Pangdemonium's productions more and more. Again, bravo to the cast and crew!

Always a good night with Pangdemonium! Stellar cast, meaningful message - your mind is a very powerful asset, so use it consciously and wisely. Everyone around you is battling something, even if it might not seem the case. Always see things beyond that shiny surface. Be kind… Love these guys for always picking hard-hitting and thought-provoking texts.

Thank you, Pangdemonium, for being the loud-speakers that not many dare to be.

Excellent script, smart and compassionate...moving, outstanding performances, with special mention to Nikki Muller...the giddy first act belongs to the young couple, and the older couple will break your heart in the second act...THE EFFECT is effective AND affective.

I had the pleasure of watching Pangdemonium’s The Effect and it blew me away...it made me feel – Happy. I was happy to leave a theatre with my head filled with questions I will probably never be able to answer. I was happy to know our theatre industry is stocked with actors who can command an audience to silence or laughter with a cheeky grin or a perfectly belted one-liner. I was happy to see creative vision executed flawlessly from a very challenging source text.

I was very happy to hear robust conversations commence as soon as the house lights went up. Pangdemonium has put together a belter of a play here. Go see it. You need the happiness.

You have to catch The Effect!!!!!! It was absolutely amazing! The cast was PERFECT, & the entire play was very very thought-provoking. Its not just about sex or love or drug, but bigger issues in life. & I thought that it was a very clever way to talk about the stigma surrounding depression.

It was all sooooo gooood!!! I reaaallly loved it & I've watched quite a number of plays but I still think this is THE BEST ONE.

The Effect is made vastly enjoyable to watch by the the people behind the characters. Nikki Muller and Linden Furnell share a palpable chemistry and easy banter that makes Connie and Tristan’s passionate romance heartrending, endearing and breathtaking all at once. Tan Kheng Hua shines in her role as Dr James, realistically and respectfully presenting the struggles that the mentally ill face on a daily basis, and Adrian Pang keeps the audience on the edge of their seats, eliciting laughs and gasps.

The cast works together seamlessly, upping the ante every time it seems like something’s finally going well, and makes the two and a half hours worth of plot seem like no time at all. The Effect masterfully explores the murky depths of Big Pharma, questions the fallibility of science, depicts the reality of living with mental illness, and poses its audience some very difficult questions which leave one trying to catch their breath when the curtain goes down.

This is one drug trial you won’t regret volunteering for.