King

Critically acclaimed in the UK, Sydney and Singapore, KING tells the story of Geok Yen, a public relations executive who seemingly has it all - a stable job and a boyfriend who is about to propose. But one fateful office party, her life gets upturned when she goes in the guise of a man, Stirling da Silva. Emboldened by the alter ego, Yen discovers a newfound confidence to take up space and speak her truth...but which personality will have to deal with the consequences?

Jo’s experiences as a drag king sparked off an explosion of realisations about her own gender-identity – maybe she wasn’t a woefully inadequate Asian female, but just an individual with the right to navigate life her way. This inspired KING, where Jo singlehandedly plays multiple conflicting voices in the life of a socially-terrified woman: the unabashedly sexual and politically-incorrect King she dreams of being, her fabulous gay boss, her traditional chauvinist fiancé, his misogynistic drag queen friend, the mansplainer colleague... all accompanied by drag numbers of songs by beautiful K-Pop boys.

Best Actress Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2022

Best Original Script Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2022

Edinburgh Popcorn Awards Shortlist 2025

Best in Theatre Nominee Sydney Fringe 2025

Best Production Nominee Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2022

Tan Shou Chen

touring production director

Brian Gothong Tan

MULTIMEDIA designer

Mitch Leow

CHOREOGRAPHER

Sandra Tay

sound designer

Specs

A low-fi production that has toured Sydney, the UK, Singapore and Malaysia, playing in theatres of various sizes from a 30-seater converted black box to a 300-seater proscenium stage. All we need is a space with a lighting rig, sound system, a projector and a screen/white wall of at least 2m in height. Full tour packet available on request.