[Review] Chestnuts: Sibeh Unusual In The Multiverse – Chuckle, Cry and Be Merry with the Chestnuts Crew

Singapore’s longest-running reside parody sketch present, Chestnuts, is again after 7 years and 1 pandemic.

The final time, Singapore was turning 50. 

Now, after two years of isolation and protected distancing, Chestnuts is again with a vengeance, with a lot of spoofing to meet up with.

The world has modified a lot since 2015 – TV and cinema made manner for streaming platforms, Asians are enormous in Hollywood, purchasing went completely on-line, conferences are distant and everybody needs to be non-fungible. All these and extra have been all cannon fodder for the Chestnuts group to spoof their manner by.

From Physician Unusual to Michelle Yeoh, Black Panther 2 to Squid Recreation, Ah Women Go Military to NDP,  LKY The Musical to NFT and FTX – Chestnuts skewered all of them with their distinctive crossover parody model. 

You’ll chortle, cry and depart the theatre completely entertained after an evening with Chestnuts.

My private favorite was a section that includes a parody of Singapore’s self-proclaimed “nationwide treasure” busker, Jeff Ng, and different native unsavoury characters. The jokes left me in stitches and on the sting of my seat.

The humorous stuff apart, I used to be notably impressed by Chestnuts’ soulful rendition of Queens’ Bohemian Rhapsody, remodeled right into a parody tune to memory the latest passing of Queen Elizabeth and the ascendant of the perpetual King in ready, Prince Charles and all the various scandal round him and his household.

I used to be additionally deeply moved by a section that paid tribute to the late founding Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Sure, we now miss him when he’s gone. Sure, we are going to by no means understand how he would have dealt with the Oxley home saga or the Covid-19 lockdown otherwise from what now we have skilled. LKY is gone.

For the humorous stuff, the Netflix, TV and film parodies of Disney being overly woke and all of the complicated multiverse tales in development proper now being too complicated, I get all of them and loved the parodies.

There’s a massive portion of the present that centered on making enjoyable of different theatre exhibits and productions which I didn’t get for about 50% of all of it, most likely as a result of I’m not somebody deep within the native theatre scene.

Nonetheless, I’ll nonetheless price this version of Chestnuts a stable 4 stars out of 5 for pure leisure worth. Go catch it along with your family and friends throughout this festive interval in case you are in search of some pleasure and cheers.

The comeback present options Chestnuts veterans, Jonathan Lim and Judy Ngo, with new spoofers Nelson Chia, Audrey Luo and Tim Wan; with music by Elaine Chan and produced by Annie Pek.

Chestnuts – Sibeh Unusual within the Multiverse

25 November – 11 December 2022
Venue: The Drama Centre, NLB
Ticket value: S$50 to S$88 every

Tickets can be found by way of SISTIC