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Lotus Root Support Group creators mend friendship, restage play on polycystic ovary syndrome
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Shannen Tan (left) and Miriam Cheong (right) became mutual confidants after learning that they were both theatre actresses diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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SINGAPORE – The restaging of Lotus Root Support Group – about living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – is long ovary-due after its sold-out shows in 2022.
Co-creators and co-performers Miriam Cheong, 29, and Shannen Tan, 31, overhauled the original show for a more intimate, autobiographical look at how they live with PCOS, and included a part about the rift in their friendship due to the stresses of staging the show.
