Left to fend for themselves after the death of their mother, 14-year-old Girl is taken under the wing of 21-year-old Boy. Trouble is, his gangster swagger is the real deal and thug life doesn't come with a parenting manual.
Set beneath the shiny skyscrapers and shopping malls of Singapore, Golden Blood transports us into a seething underbelly of violence, drugs and chaos. As the orphaned siblings envision a future glittering with Chanel and Miu Miu bling, they'll also have to reckon with the half-remembered rituals they've inherited and confront the ghosts of their past...
Unfolding with all the urgency and pace of a rollercoaster in a lightning storm, this is a story that will set your pulse racing all the way to its inevitable, unstoppable and ultimately heart-rending climax.
MERLYNN TONG is a writer and actor. Her playwriting credits include Legends (of the Golden Arches) (Performing Lines WA), which she also co-directed and stars in, Congratulations, Get Rich! (La Boite Theatre/ Sydney Theatre Company/Singapore Repertory Theatre), an adaptation of Antigone (Queensland Theatre/Mercury Theatre UK) and Blue Bones (Playlab Productions). Stage performances include The Poison of Polygamy (La Boite Theatre/Sydney Theatre Company) and White Pearl (Sydney Theatre Company/National Theatre of Parramatta). Screen performances include Top of the Lake: China Girl (See Saw Films) and In Our Blood (Hoodlum Productions). Her one-woman show Blue Bones won six Matilda Awards including The Lord Mayor Award for Best New Australian Work, Best Mainstage Production and Best Female Actor in a Leading Role. Golden Blood was short-listed for a Victorian Premier Literary Award, NSW Premier’s Literary Award, and Sydney Theatre Award (Best New Australian Work). She was the 2020 Resident Writer at Melbourne Theatre Company.
| Cast Info | 1F, 1M |
| Genres | Black Comedy, Drama, Surreal/magic realism |
| Themes | Multicultural themes, Political/Social themes, Significant female roles, Two-hander |
| Audiences | Adult |
| Extent | 100 |
| Edition | CTS rev |
| Size | 137 x 210 mm |
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