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Congratulations, Get Rich! (恭喜发财, 人日快乐)

Merlynn Tong
The StorytellersWorld PremiereTheatreComedy
Presented by La Boite Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company and Singapore Repertory Theatre in association with Brisbane Festival
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A show of transformation and hope.

It’s a big night for Mandy. Her heart and soul — her karaoke business — is failing. In a last-ditch attempt to save it, she’s hosting a mega-event: a reunion dinner special!

Things take an unexpected turn when two women arrive. Mandy instantly recognises one as her mother, who died by suicide over two decades ago. But who is the other woman? What do they want, and why are they here? Congratulations, Get Rich! is a wild, hilarious rush that revels in the messy joy of being alive.

Penned and performed by Merlynn Tong (Golden Blood), this explosive musical comedy celebrates the vibrancy of Singaporean culture, centring on three powerful women in a supernatural tale. Directed by La Boite Artistic Director Courtney Stewart, Tong stars alongside Singapore’s Seong Hui Xuan and beloved Queenslander Kimie Tsukakoshi (The Poison of Polygamy).

Congratulations, Get Rich! is a fresh Asian-Australian story exploring transformation, legacy, and hope. With humour and heart, the show asks if we are all bound to our fate — or if we can escape our past's shadows to forge our own future.

Dates & Times

4 - 20 Sep

Duration: 90 minutes no interval

Prices & Ticket Info

Adult $55.00 Group (4+) $50.00 Concession $45.00 Under 35 $39.00 Under 18 $29.00

Accessibility

  • Assistive Listening
  • Wheelchair Access
  • 50% Visual Content

Auslan Interpreted Performance: Fri 12 Sep, 7:30pm 

Important Info

Production contains coarse language, references to suicide, inter-generational trauma, death and dying.

Credits

Cast

Zac Boulton

Seong Hui Xuan

Merlynn Tong

Kimie Tsukakoshi

Creatives

Merlynn Tong - Writer

Courtney Stewart - Director

Gabriel Chan - Lighting Design

Guy Webster - Composer and Sound Designer

Image by David Kelly

Brisbane Festival expresses deep respect to and acknowledges the First People of this Country.