In Hungry, an assortment of departed souls, from a young student who has commited suicide (Sarah), an aborted baby (Baby), a wannabe artist (Gwakawakaweena), a singlish speaking auntie (Mui Choo), to a deposed god of wisdom from the ancient Sri Vijaya empire (Mug), endeavors to contront their new status as ghosts and reconcile themselves to being led away by Death (Death).
The play traces Sarah's journey to finding what she really wants as she is contronted and influenced by the life stories of others along the way. The whole play takes place in purgatory and all the characters are placed in a state of between-ness, betwixt that of Life and Death. Eventually, all the characters come to terms with what they want, and willing to be brought to a better place; a definition that differs for each character.
P.S. Hungry is essentially many different monologues/duologues stringed together, culminating in a scene where all the characters gather. This is something we have to note and change as the danger of a talking heads piece is still eminent.
-Melvyn
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