Stage Play Review: Golden Child

(First published online on August 11, 2008)

"Confucius said that in order for a man to rule his nation, he must first control himself," thus said the first wife.

The stage-drama entitled Golden Child is a story of a Chinese man who trailed his way home to mainland China bringing new beliefs that he learned when he did his business at the Philippines. As a Chinese, he found out the western concepts that Filipinos believed in. Another Filipino belief is the Christianity or the Catholicism which was renowned in the oriental country.

Acquiring all these beliefs, the Chinese man as he returned home wanted to strictly adapt these changes even to his three wives and other town people. In doing so, he never realize that changes are constant even if you wish it or not. At the end, his child from his first wife who was tagged as the golden child was the only one who made him realize that in order to live satisfactorily, one must only go with the flow not thinking of himself but of the common good.

The stage play was a drama presented hilariously to create that ambiance of association for the audience to the actors. The players performed well not minding that they almost made my nose bleed. The lighting and sounds were well executed. The props and wardrobes were also relevant making the viewers feel as if they were really in China.

The important lesson in the play was that change is natural and you don't have to look for it. You must not also dictate others to adapt change for the best emancipation will come not from others but still from your own self especially when you realize that it is necessary.