Review: Single Asian Female, Auckland Theatre Company
5 May, 2021 12:00 AM
4 minutes to read
Kat Tsz Hung is a powerhouse as Pearl in Single Asian Female. Photo / Andi Crown.
NZ Herald
The gloriously realised set of
Single Asian Female is visible before the show begins – rows of beautiful lanterns glowing behind a luminous neon sign for the Golden Phoenix Cafe, the biggest example of the rich red that permeates the set.
Then once the lights dim, the sign transforms into a karaoke machine, and we are introduced to our heroine Pearl belting out
I Will Survive in broken English, drawing the audience into her story with a boisterous, bitter monologue sang to the tune of Gloria Gaynor s hit.