Theatre of mix-up and mayhem

A revival can be a boon or a bane, but one can’t predict whether the show can recreate the same magic with a new audience as it first did when staged decades ago. Fortunately, this is not the case for Dreambox’s Oonlamaan Lung Baan Saithong (Chaos Behind The Golden Sand Mansion), which recently made a comeback after 18 years. The audience, who partook in its opening night last Friday to celebrate its 100th show, left the venue with beaming smiles.

First staged in 1999, then in 2000 and 2005, the comedy left a red-letter moment in the hearts of many Thai theatregoers. Thanks to its original script and brilliant cast, the comedy has become one of the best in Thai theatreland.

This Dreambox production can be classified as a satirical comedy since the entire story mocks the fate of the main characters from the…