Due to Griffin’s temporary closure in 2021, Golden Blood by Merlynn Tong is now taking place in our 2022 Season. Learn more about the 2022 production of Golden Blood.

Love,
The Griffs

When her mother dies an orphaned girl is left alone in Singapore, in a home that is now terrifyingly empty. To make matters worse, she’s now in the care of her estranged brother—her new legal guardian—and he’s not exactly up to the gig. For one, he’s only a few years older than her. And two, he’s a gangster. Like, an actual one.

The future he sees for their atypical family-of-two is lined with gold. And Chanel. And Miu Miu. And Balenciaga. But his new dependent is less sure about this. What is the trade-off for living in this kind of luxury? What should be kept in this world, and what should be offered to the next? As it turns out, their late mother has some strong opinions on the matter.

Merlynn Tong is an unstoppable acting-writing polymath and she’ll be starring in her own play directed by Griffin’s Associate Artistic Director Tessa Leong, Golden Blood will be presented in a unique partnership with our friends at Melbourne Theatre Company.