881 - One sisterhood, Forever!

Toy Factory's '881 The Musical' may be based on Singapore director Royston Tan's hit 2007 movie '881' but it is a totally different story from the movie.


'881 The Musical' revolves around the Papaya Sisters, Big Papaya Yan Yan (starring Judee Tan) and the Little Papaya Min Min (played by Joanna Dong) who become students of former 'getai' singer-turned seamstress Auntie Ling by Audrey Luo.

With the help of Auntie Ling, her mute son Guan Ying (played by Nat Ho) and the Goddess of Getai (starring Lindy Chia), the Papaya Sisters struggle against all odds to achieve their dreams.


Unfortunately, things get abit complicated when Duah Gee (starring Dennis Chew) and his two 'Angmoh' Durian Sisters (played by Rayann Condy and Klaune Saunders) enter the scene and threaten to turn the Papaya Sisters' dream into a nightmare.

'881 The Musical' is being narrated by Gods of Fortune Fu (played by Zachary Goh), Lu (starring Sebastian Tan) and Shou (played by Edward Choy)... Among the 3, Sebastian Tan brings the character to life, Thumbs up!


I attended '881 The Musical' with my Baby... I enjoyed the play very much. Thanks OMY.sg & Toy Factory!


I love the dazzling costumes and this is one of the greatest catch of '881 The Musical'. Every custom-made costumes featured in the play has a distinctive getai flavour.

However, '881 The Musical' loses out to '881' the film when it comes to the emotional power... There aren't any strong emotional climaxes in the musical. '881 The Musical' would not be entertaining without the casts... They did a brilliant job bringing their characters to life and their performance is amazing. The Papaya Sisters really has a silky smooth voice which really fits their character.

'881 The Musical' runs until May 1 at the Esplanade Theatre with 3pm matinees on weekends. The play is in Mandarin and Hokkien with English and Mandarin subtitles.

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