Armydaze 2 | The Sequel You've Been Waiting For

as MALCOLM PNG Hossan Leong is an actor, singer, director and producer. He started his showbiz career as a television actor and starred in several TCS English and Chinese language dramas during the 1990s before diversifying into theatre and comedy. Having learned French while studying at the French-Singapore Institute, he is fluent in the language and worked with the Alliance française for some time. In 2010 he was conferred the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.

as AH BENG Joshua graduated from the Singapore Management University, only to immediately plunge into theatre. His versatility has led him to portray diverse roles, including the lead role Ah Tang in Wild Rice’s musical pantomime Monkey Goes West. Other roles range from nerdy teenager to suave overseas scholar, from OCD-esque rules-stickler to vulgarity-spewing road-rager, and those that required various accents and dialects. He has had an affinity with the army recruit role, having shaved his head thrice to portray memorable characters such as Ah Beng in Army Daze (SimpyWorks), and the hilarious Qi Dong Qiang in Ah Boys To Men The Musical (Running Into The Sun). His performances have been nominated twice at the Life! Theatre Awards for Best Ensemble with October and Poor Thing (both by The Necessary Stage). Joshua is an associate actor of The Finger Players, where he performed in seminal works Turn By Turn We Turn and Off Centre. On screen, he was the lead role in that Toggle ad where viewers across the country saw him scratch his butt. Most recently, he played quirky Lasso in the telemovie Two Boys And A Mermaid. He is also an avid singer, musician, voiceover artist, and host

as KENNY Shane Mardjuki’s entertainment career began when, fresh out of NS, he bought himself a truck and made himself useful by becoming a driver for Act3 Theatrics. Not one to stay unknown for long, he was soon cast in theatre productions such as The Snow Queen, O Rats the Pied Piper and The Gingerbread Man (nominee of Best Ensemble Cast in Life! Theatre Awards 07). He was last seen in the theatre production titled "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice" by Pangdemonium, “High Class” and “Army Daze” written by Michael Chiang and directed by Beatrice Chia. “Othello” and "The Pillowman" by The Singapore Repertory Theatre and "Lord of the Flies”, directed by Samantha-Scott BlackHall for Escape Theatre. His latest production include a lead role on What The Butler Saw, an award-winning comedy that knits together dysfunctional family relationships, laws of attraction, notions of sanity, identity and authority in an exceedingly comic fashion. Not forgetting Victor Victoria where he’s cast alongside international jazz sensation Laura Fygi! Shane Mardjuki made his first screen debut as one of the bachelors on Eye for a Guy 2. He was last seen hosting Channel 5's Spell Cast and Beyond The Physical. You might catch him on some of the TV interstitials and trailers like Ch 5 Menuboard, Sony HD TV, Stories of Love 2 and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the musical, and even on TV ads for Tiger Beer, OCBC, Brands and Minute Maid to name a few. Shane returns to Suria in the comedy 93m2, as “Zaidy” playing one half of a wacky couple in a comedy about relationship issues and the extent that couples go to just to outwit each other.

as JOHARI Saiful Amri has been involved in performing arts since 1997 while studying in Temasek Polytechnic. Before picking up acting and theatre works, he was involved in Dikir Barat, Percussion Music, Malay Dance and Modern Hip Hop Dance. He embarked on his acting career in 2002, working with numerous Malay theatre personas. He have since performed, directed, produced, managed and written numerous Malay performing art projects and arts education programme in English and Malay. As a Theatre Producer, his notable products are Gentarasa 2007: Titisan Cacamerba and Gentarasa 2012: Bagaimana Kalau… Gentar Gegarannya. His biggest achievement as an actor is the recognition of Best Ensemble at Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2008 with the cast of Bilik Ahmad. Saiful Amri wrote occasionally for Singapore’s only Malay language daily, Berita Harian under the pseudonym of DandyarAmri, previously and recently started a blog – dandyar.wordpress.com as a critic and updater of the Malay arts scene happenings. Saiful Amri is a holder of a Specialist Diploma in Arts and Events Management from Temasek Polytechnic since 2004. He has co-ordinated and managed a spectrum of events, from commercial events to grassroot activities and mass large scale parties to intimate closed door gatherings. Besides practicing the arts, Saiful Amri was administrating the arts at the National Arts Council for more than seven years from 2008 to 2015. Now, Saiful Amri is a freelancer managing arts projects of all genres, and practising theatre as an producer, director, writer and actor.

as KRISHNA Home-grown English, Tamil and Malay-speaking actor, host, singer and teacher; Ebi has been highly acclaimed as a matured young performing artist in the local theatre and entertainment scene. He demonstrates outstanding artistic achievements in the few years that he has been in the industry professionally and attained a strong reputation among his fellow professionals in Singapore and beyond. Graduated with a Diploma in Theatre in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in 2008 and subsequently obtained a First Class BA (Hons) in Theatre Arts at NAFA in partnership with East-15 Acting School, University of Essex, UK in 2012. He played at Army Daze 25th Anniversary as Krishna in 2012. He stared in High Class, and again in Army Daze 2013.

as ANGELA / MARY Audrey is a bilingual actress, singer and host. Some of the companies she has collaborated with include: W!ldrice, Pangdemonium, The Necessary Stage, The Finger Players, TheatreWorks, Toy Factory, The Theatre Practice, Drama Box, ECNAD. She has toured internationally with productions to countries such as Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai and New York. In 2012, Audrey was awarded Best Supporting Actress in 12th ST Life! Theatre Awards for her role in 881 The Musical. A versatile artist, she conceptualised and performed in the women crosstalk for consecutively two years in Meet the Baoz(2013) and BaoMao X-talk(2014) for The Esplanade Huayi Festival. In 2015, she played the titular role in Toy Factory's 5th restaging of Titoudao and starred as Mrs Wong in her debut feature film Our Sister Mambo. Last year, Audrey performed in the sold out run of My Mother’s Chest, her first monologue produced as an independent artist. She was last seen playing multiple characters in Tropicana the Musical. Instagram @ Extraudreynary

as BG WONG Oon Shu An is a stage and television actress in Singapore. She is also the webshow host of Tried and Tested (from Clicknetwork the most subscribed YouTube channel in Singapore). She graduated from Methodist Girls School and from the acting course at LASALLE College of the Arts. Shu An has appeared in Singapore feature films, short films and television shows, namely Yes Mdm, Mata Mata, Code of Law, Our Sister Mambo and many others. Shu An's one woman show, #UnicornMoment which she wrote and performed, with Checkpoint Theatre, was picked a highlight of 2014's local theatre offerings by the Straits Times. She has also performed for Pangdomenium, Checkpoint Theatre, TNS, RWS and etc…

as CORPORAL ONG / MOTHER ONG / DEFENCE MINISTER YEO HUP SENG Enlai was born in Singapore and grew up in New Zealand. Since returning, he has worked on over 50 theatre productions with groups such as W!ld Rice, Dream Academy, Theatreworks, The Necessary Stage, SRT, Toy Factory, Spell #7 and Action Theatre. The versatile actor is equally captivating on TV, the silver screen and the stage. Enlai is probably best known for his work on the International Emmy-nominated series The Noose, playing the well-loved characters Jacques Ooi, BB See and Pornsak Sukhumvit. Currently, Enlai fronts the all-new flagship programme on Mediacorp Channel 5, Not The 5 Show. It is a weekly programme that features topical stories and studio guests who matter to the everyday Singaporean. A veteran in the theatre scene, Enlai has worked on over 50 theatre productions. Some of the highlights include Monkey Goes West, The Importance of Being Earnest (2014, 2013 & 2009), Army Daze (2013 & 2012), Happy Ever Laughter, Cinderel-lah! (2010 & 2003), Boom, Titoudao, Fundamentally Happy, Connect the Dots (Hong Kong), Separation 40, Bent, Plunge, Shakespeare’s R+J, Shopping & F***ing, Lovepuke, Meena and Me and Snakeskin. Enlai has twice received a Life! Theatre Award - Best Actor (Shopping & F***ing), and Best Supporting Actor (The Importance of Being Earnest). Enlai was also invited as a juror for the 2012 International Emmy Awards.

as ARISTON / SHEENA Jo's a multi-lingual host, singer, and actor who's played characters of various backgrounds, genders and species on stages and screens of various sizes (small screen, big screen and computer screen) for projects that have travelled as far as New York, London, France and Korea. She also writes; with article contributions to various magazines and broadsheets, script contributions to the Esplanade's Flipside Festival, Dream Academy's Happy Ever Laughter, and a play in development with Saga Seed Theatre. Learning new skills excites her, and as recipient of a Singapore National Arts Council Residency and grant support, she spent over a year in Paris studying under Master Clown Philippe Gaulier and receiving many Chinese burns. This is a culmination of a lifetime of playing the clown. She's stoked to be part of the iconic Army Daze saga this year!

as JUSTIN Andre is a Year 6 Theatre Student studying in School Of The Arts, Singapore under the International Baccalaureate Career Program. His work is strongly rooted in physical theatre which he enjoys experimenting with in cohesion with text and multimedia. He spearheads many fresh initiatives in school for universal audiences and asprires to grow the theatre industry of the future.

as DONOVAN Tahir is a final year student at Lasalle. He has done theatre works, television, corporate events including commercials, also films and hosting. Tahir plays drums, percussion and trombone too. Some of the productions that Tahir has been involved in previously are Gift to Our Generation; She Loves Me; Pajama Game; Cymbeline, Cabaret and several others.

as KUAN YEW Tay Hwan Haw is a multi-lingual Malaysian. His passion for dance began when he was tricked into learning ballet in the age of 9. At age 13, he started his dance affair by picking up modern contemporary dancing from Vincent Tan. He entered The Dance Society of Malaysia’s ballet competition regularly and won 4th place for his age group. He also performed The Slave Princess under the production of The Dance Society of Malaysia. To date, He has worked with Dua Space Dance Company, Batu Dance Company, toured to Korean to perform Princess Wen Cheng the Musical under the Asia Musical Production. He was also involved in full length ballet productions such as Romeo & Juliet, and Nutcracker a full-length ballet directed and choreographed by Wong Fook Chun. He graduated from Sunway University with a Diploma in Performing Arts. Having finished his Ballet Royal Academy of Dance in Advance 2, he is now currently studying his BA(Hon) Musical Theatre degree in Lasalle College of Arts, Singapore. He had worked with choreographer Nikki Snelson, Mary Ann Tear, Melissa Quek, John Mead Dance Company, joined the [MOVE] program 2015 under Maya Dance Theatre. Choreographed original dance work to perform in Phrases ‘16 by PARAGRAPH. He is now the main admin for PARAGRAPH. During his time in Lasalle, he had chance to worked with director Adam Marple, Aubrey Mellor, Harris Jahim, Tony Knight, and Kaye Tuckerman When not dancing, he enjoys playing piano and DotA in his spare time.

as RENEE What do you say when a 15 year old powerhouse singer takes your breath away? At just 15 years of age, Natalie Ong, is on her way to stardom and being known as The New Voice of South East Asia. With proud Singaporean heritage this petite, pop princess can belt ballads like the best. Born in Singapore, Natalie's parents migrated to Australia when she was just 2 years old. Having recently appeared on the 7th Season of The X Factor Australia, Natalie Ong has already wowed the audience and surprised the judges with her incredible vocal ability. Her audition performance of Christina Aguilera's "The Voice Within" has already been viewed over half a million times on Facebook with combined views of over 2 million across the platforms. A favorite of her mentor Adam Lambert and the other judges Iggy Azalea, Mel B and Guy Sebastian, she received the third highest votes that week for the entire show. After her shock exit, fans have rallied behind the young singer with the hash tag "Bring Natalie Back" trending on Twitter worldwide. Natalie came back to Singapore to perform her first gig at Singapore International Film Festival Award closing show at Marina Bay Sands. She expressed her interest to act on stage to gain more experience in her journey of learning. Natalie Ong - The New Voice of South East Asia. A beautiful heart and the voice of an angel!

as ZAI Irsyad is an aspiring actor, director and set designer. He is currently studying at the School of the Arts Singapore (SOTA) under the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme. He has undergone short courses with art schools abroad, namely the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Australia as well as the Phnom Penh Secondary School of Fine Arts, where he received training in the traditional Khmer Bassac Theatre. His stage credits include, Singapore Drama Educators Association (SDEA)’s Celebrate Drama! 2016, in which he co-directed and performed in Per Rabbit Heart - a devised production inspired by the works and methods of Frantic Assembly, and "Starring Hitler As Jekyll" (2016), directed by Chong Tze Chien.

The wait is over. This sequel to Army Daze, Singapore’s best-loved comedy, is finally here! The all-new comedy catches up with Malcolm Png three decades later: our mummy’s boy is now an SAF regular, serving as Director of Public Affairs. When his son Justin enters national service, it brings back vivid memories of his own experience. And what of his best buds from Hotel Company, 1987? Teo Ah Beng is now an entrepreneur, while Johari Salleh runs a fast-food chain serving ayam penyet. Style-meister Kenny Pereira has become a sought-after interior designer, and former slacker Krishnamoorthi is now a successful architect. The five meet up after three decades for an unforgettable get-together, filled with hilarious surprises. Even after 30 years, the spectre of CPL Ong continues to haunt them, appearing at (disturbingly) regular intervals of the story. Running parallel with Malcolm’s story are the adventures of his son Justin and his BMT mates Donovan, Zai and Kuan Yew. Adding spark is Renee, the spunky girl they all wanna call their own. While Malcolm and friends confront mid-life crises, son Justin and gang cope with the romantic confusions – what would life be without mayhem, melodrama and music? Featuring a brand new script by playwright Michael Chiang, Army Daze 2 will be directed by Beatrice Chia-Richmond and showcase original songs by Don Richmond. All three worked on the 25th anniversary production of Army Daze (2012, 2013). Army Daze 2 features a stellar line-up of Singapore’s best actors – Hossan Leong, Ebi Shankara, Joshua Lim, Shane Mardjuki, Chua Enlai, Audrey Luo, Jo Tan, Saiful Amri and Oon Shu An. Also in the cast are hot new talents Andre Chong, Tahir Ansari, Irsyad Dawood and Tay Hwan Haw. The show also marks the theatre debut of 16-year old singing sensation Natalie Ong (X Factor, Australia).

The wait is over. This sequel to Army Daze, Singapore’s best-loved comedy, is finally here! The all-new comedy catches up with Malcolm Png three decades later: our mummy’s boy is now an SAF regular, serving as Director of Public Affairs. When his son Justin enters national service, it brings back vivid memories of his own experience. And what of his best buds from Hotel Company, 1987? Teo Ah Beng is now an entrepreneur, while Johari Salleh runs a fast-food chain serving ayam penyet. Style-meister Kenny Pereira has become a sought after interior designer, and former slacker Krishnamoorthi is now a successful architect. The five meet up after three decades for an unforgettable get-together, filled with hilarious surprises. Even after 30 years, the spectre of CPL Ong continues to haunt them, appearing at (disturbingly) regular intervals of the story. Running parallel with Malcolm’s story are the adventures of his son Justin and his BMT mates Donovan, Zai and Kuan Yew. Adding spark is Renee, the spunky girl they all wanna call their own. While Malcolm and friends confront mid-life crises, son Justin and gang cope with the romantic confusions – what would life be without mayhem, melodrama and music? Featuring a brand new script by playwright Michael Chiang, Army Daze 2 will be directed by Beatrice Chia-Richmond and showcase original songs by Don Richmond. All three worked on the 25th anniversary production of Army Daze (2012, 2013). Army Daze 2 features a stellar line-up of Singapore’s best actors – Hossan Leong, Ebi Shankara, Joshua Lim, Shane Mardjuki, Chua Enlai, Audrey Luo, Jo Tan, Saiful Amri and Oon Shu An. Also in the cast are hot new talents Andre Chong, Tahir Ansari, Irsyad Dawood and Tay Hwan Haw. The show also marks the theatre debut of 16 year-old singing sensation Natalie Ong (X Factor, Australia).

Composer • Veteran composer and music producer • Worked on SEA Games 2015 + NDP 2016 • Producer behind many of Singapore’s top music talents

Producer• Veteran show producer and founder of Singapore Street Festival • Producer for NDP 2015, Army Daze (2006, 2012, 2013) Beauty World (2015)

Playwright • Singapore’s most successful playwright • Hit plays like Beauty World & Private Parts • Scriptwriter for NDP 2010 and NDP 2014 • Publishing veteran, behind 8 Days & i-weekly; revamp of Pioneer (2009), Business Times Weekend (2016); launch of The A List (2014) for National Arts Council

Director • Creative Director for NDP 2011 + NDP 2016 • Creative Director for SEA Games 2015 • Directed popular stage productions, including Cabaret (2006), Army Daze (2006, 2012, 2013) & High Class (2013)

as CORPORAL ONG / DEFENCE MINISTER YEO HUP SENG / MOTHER ONG Enlai was born in Singapore and grew up in New Zealand. Since returning, he has worked on over 50 theatre productions with groups such as W!ld Rice, Dream Academy, Theatreworks, The Necessary Stage, SRT, Toy Factory, Spell #7 and Action Theatre. The versatile actor is equally captivating on TV, the silver screen and the stage. Enlai is probably best known for his work on the International Emmy-nominated series The Noose, playing the well-loved characters Jacques Ooi, BB See and Pornsak Sukhumvit. Currently, Enlai fronts the all-new flagship programme on Mediacorp Channel 5, Not The 5 Show. It is a weekly programme that features topical stories and studio guests who matter to the everyday Singaporean. A veteran in the theatre scene, Enlai has worked on over 50 theatre productions. Some of the highlights include Monkey Goes West, The Importance of Being Earnest (2014, 2013 & 2009), Army Daze (2013 & 2012), Happy Ever Laughter, Cinderel-lah! (2010 & 2003), Boom, Titoudao, Fundamentally Happy, Connect the Dots (Hong Kong), Separation 40, Bent, Plunge, Shakespeare’s R+J, Shopping & F***ing, Lovepuke, Meena and Me and Snakeskin. Enlai has twice received a Life! Theatre Award - Best Actor (Shopping & F***ing), and Best Supporting Actor (The Importance of Being Earnest). Enlai was also invited as a juror for the 2012 International Emmy Awards.

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