When contacted, Pang told The New Paper that when they did the musical, he had discussed the dialogue with his sons so they know they are not supposed to swear.

Said the 44-year-old co-artistic director of Pangdemonium!: “I’m not worried that my boys will use the word in school or with their friends because I have made it clear to them the difference between using it on stage and in real life.”

The script for The Full Monty was written by American playwright Terrence McNally.

Added Pang: “My boys are really smart and mature for their age. I had the birds-and-bees talk with them when they were six. They treat me like their buddy.” He also said that the scene in question would be understood differently once it was put into context.

Earlier in the musical, Jerry has problems expressing his love for his son.

Likewise, his son tries to cope with his father who knows how to show affection only by calling him nicknames that contain profanity.

So when Jerry’s son returns the “name-calling”, it’s a depiction of the bond between father and son.

But Pang also conceded that “boys will be boys” as his sons have at times tried to push the boundaries with him.

For example, they sometimes try to tell him a dirty joke that they have heard.

“I sometimes relent but only if they tell me the joke in private and promise not to repeat it in public.

“I make sure my sons know where the line is,” he said.

And the doting father also didn’t mind that his kids would be around nudity.

In the final scene, the six actors take off all their clothing to the song Let It Go and are naked onstage except for hats held in front of their private parts. The show ends with the actors throwing the hats away.

At this point, the lights onstage are lowered and pointed at the audience.

They are “blinded momentarily” by the lights and thus cannot see what is on stage.

Very open

Said Pang: “I’m very open with my sons and we communicate a lot. I have no problems with them being around nudity. They fully understand what the musical is about.”

Ironically, Pang said the toughest part of the show was“making sure that all the clothes came off”.

The six men took one whole day just to practise their striptease act, which involved having to shed jackets, ties, trousers, underwear and thongs.

There were nights when the lighting cue was a little slow, resulting in some members of the audience being treated to the real Full Monty.

Said Madam Lee Shan Ling, a 48-year-old accounts manager: “I was in the front row at the side and I saw Hossan’s and Ebi’s packages. All I can say is that the ticket I bought was really value-for-money.”

Her husband, Mr Vincent Lee, was “shocked and amused”.

The 52-year-old supplies executive said: “I am glad they didn’t fake the nudity. I knew what the show was going to be about but I just didn’t think I would get to see this much of the actors.”

Pang said the cast remained professional throughout.

He said: “We are stage actors after all. We went in to this with a ‘what’s the big deal’ attitude and had the time of our lives.”

This article was first published in The New Paper.