Theatre show 'Dust': why being aware of your mortality can be good for you

The cast of 'Dust' (from left) Andy Poon, Thomas Alexander, Season Chee, Ranessa Theyakaraja and Lim Sheng Hui. Photo: Theatresauce

It was arguably one of the toughest weeks of Esther Liew's life. She didn’t see it coming and she was definitely not prepared for it ... to deal with the death of her maternal grandmother.

Before the sadness had time to sink in, she lost her paternal grandfather. All in the span of a week.