Titoudao: Inspired By The True Story Of A Wayang Star

Series·2020–2023·2 Seasons

Titoudao: Inspired By The True Story Of A Wayang Star

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Language

Mandarin

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The Story

From a poor kampong girl to a shining wayang star, “Titoudao: Inspired By A True Wayang Star” is a series that follows the turbulent and colourful story of a real-life wayang star, Madam Oon Ah Chiam. A celebrated wayang performer who has to take on multiple hardships and challenges in life in order to realize her dreams and find her place in the world. This epic biography also parallels pivotal events in Singapore’s history to showcase how our lives have been transformed over the course of over 50 years.

Themes

singaporebased on play or musicalgender inequalitychinese street operabangsawanwayang