Big names sometimes guarantee crowds - but not necessarily quality. This W Theatre production - featuring Louisa So Yuk-wa, singer-songwriter Chet Lam Yat-fung and animation from Raman Hui (whose credits include the Oscar-winning Shrek) - managed both.

Written by Wong Chi-lung and co-directed by Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk, Superman Forever tackles the subject of death with humour and sensitivity. From the simple but functional set to the multi-layer story, the company stays true to its mission: to be creative.

So plays Louisa, who's been diagnosed with brain cancer and has only a year to live. She keeps the news from her family. Despite having a successful career, she is bitter because she never forgave her father who abandoned her and her sister (Yeung Sze-man) years ago. Bizarre things start to happen when she meets two men who call themselves Superman No1 (Lam) and Superman Version 1.5 (Joey Leung Cho-yiu). Their mission is to save the world. Louisa reluctantly joins them as they fight the head of the Suicide Society (Wong Suet-man).

Act Two becomes a lot darker as those superman figures turn out to be figments of Louisa's rainbow-coloured imagination. In reality, No1 is her father, who died of the same illness, while Version 1.5 is a manic depressive she meets at the hospital who eventually takes his own life. Louisa eventually comes to terms with herself and her illness as the truth about her father is revealed. She seeks treatment and decides to live.

The script could certainly do with some serious trimming. But this show - featuring great tunes from Lam and fun animation from Hui - can really build an audience, especially among young theatre-goers. It definitely deserves a re-run.