One man, three air stewardesses. How will this work out? Don’t miss BOEING BOEING!

It's a bachelor's dream come true: three beautiful air stewardesses, each taking her turn as a girlfriend, each happily unaware of the others' existence. Impossible? Book tickets for Boeing Boeing to find out how Bernard, the protagonist of this bedroom farce, manages to keep it up for so long… 

Boeing Boeing
Opens 4 August
Drama Centre Theatre
For tickets, visit www.sistic.com.sg and www.wildrice.com.sg.


About Director Glen Goei

At the age of 12, Glen Goei watched To Sir, with Love starring Sidney Poitier, and knew he had found his calling. That little spark kept burning.  After graduating from Cambridge and working as an accountant for some time, he eventually answered his true calling – the theatre.




Sir Anthony

When Glen landed a major role in 1987, starring opposite Anthony Hopkins in the musical drama M. Butterfly in London’s West End, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. What did Glen learn from the famous actor?

“Coming from a traditional theatre background, he has a very disciplined approach to his craft,” Glen remembers. “At the time, he was preparing for his role in Silence of the Lambs, and occasionally Hannibal Lecter’s devilish persona would creep into rehearsals or readings. It was actually quite scary!”
 
After his stint as a West End actor, Glen was frustrated by the lack of roles for a young Chinese man. He turned his attention to directing. In 1990, he founded and became producer and artistic director of multi-award-winning Mu-Lan Arts, the UK’s first Asian theatre company.

Back to his Roots

After 18 years in London, Glen decided that it was time to return to his roots; but was shocked by how much Singapore had changed. The enchanted, laid-back little island he remembered was now a consumer-driven, materialistic and stressful metropolis.

This inspired him to write and produce his first film, Forever Fever (also known as That’s the Way I Like It). A dance-flick set in 1977 Singapore, this tribute to Saturday Night Fever achieved international success.

Making people laugh

Working in London, Glen he focused on dramas and controversial political themes. Here, he simply felt the need to make people laugh. He still feels that way.

“The people need to breathe!” Glen exclaims about the frenetic pace of life in Singaporean. He enjoys the idea that just for two hours at a time, the audience is reminded that it’s okay to be silly, that we’re not all perfect, and that if feels great to laugh out loud.

Boeing Boeing

As artistic director of Wild Rice, Glen has demonstrated a knack for adapting classic Western comedies for local theatre. In these adaptations, cafés become shophouse kopitiams and English grannies are reinvented as Heartland aunties.

Wild Rice’s upcoming production, Boeing Boeing, is based on Marc Camoletti’s classic French farce. During the sixties, its English version ran in London for a total of seven years. It’s about a man who travels the world, living the high life and hilariously attempting to juggle three flight-attendant girlfriends – in the local version, one is from Singapore, one is from Hong Kong and the third is Japanese. Glen has brought back two old friends from his West End days past to star in the latest production.

Don’t miss it!