Chicken Rice War

Frivolous Singapore adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet by Baz Luhrmann. Two rival families, owning adjacent restaurants, make life difficult for each other in any way they can.

Cast

Pierre Png

as Fenson Wong

May Yee Lum

as Audrey Chan

Catherine Sng

as Wong Ku

Gary Yuen

as Vincent Chan

Kevin Murphy

as Leon Deli

Kelvin Ng

as Sydney Wong

Su Ching Teh

as Penelope Chan

Wui Seng Cheong

as Wong Terr

Irene Ong

as Wendy Chan

Weng Kee Lee

as Chan Tick

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