Forever Crazy by Crazy Horse Paris and Base Entertainment Asia
Forever Crazy (R18) plays at the Grand Theatre at Marina Bay Sands from 11th – 22nd October. Tickets available from SISTIC and Marina Bay Sands
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[THEATRE] [DEAR ELENA] Our REVIEW of ‘Dear Elena’ by @nineyearstheatre is now out on Bakchormeeboy.com. “Dear Elena ends on a most ironic note, proving a seemingly naive statement about goodness that Elena makes much earlier in the play. But this Pyrrhic victory is one that comes at the cost of nearly all of them losing near complete faith in humanity, psychologically broken without repair as the sun begins to rise, raising the question of whether it truly is worth it to hold on to one's values, if such destruction arises from the resulting conflict. Original playwright Razumovskaya often considers this her weakest play as most theatre companies tend to perform it badly. But this production by Nine Years Theatre may well be the production that proves her otherwise, as a thrilling, devastating, deep dive into the darkest reaches of the human condition, leaving us questioning our own dedication to being good people.”
Photo Credit: The Pond Photography
Dear Elena plays from 17th to 20th October 2019 at the Drama Centre Black Box. Tickets are SOLD OUT. @nineyearstheatre
[THEATRE] [TANAH•AIR 水•土- A PLAY IN TWO PARTS] Our REVIEW of ‘TANAH•AIR 水•土- A PLAY IN TWO PARTS’ is now out on Bakchormeeboy.com. “When the words 'Tanah' and 'Air' come together, 'Tanah Air' then translates to 'homeland' in English. In each play, in seeing the lives of innocents disrupted over issues of land and ownership, our eyes are opened to the realities of displacement in a world where a safe home is becoming increasingly hard to find. Tanah•Air 水•土 then, is a Bicentennial production that chooses to ignore the successes of Singapore in favour of those we've forgotten, introducing us to stories we never knew about, and leaving us with heavy hearts over the dark truths lying at the edges of the celebrations, knowing that these too must be addressed and acknowledged.”
Photo Credit: Zinkie Aw, courtesy of Drama Box
Tanah•Air 水•土 plays from 16th to 20th October 2019 at the Malay Heritage Centre, and is jointly organized with the Malay Heritage Centre, as part of Malay Culturefest 2019. Tickets available from Eventbrite @drama_box_ @hengleun @adibkosnan
[THE BICENTENNIAL EXPERIENCE] [AN INTERVIEW WITH CREATIVE DIRECTORS BEATRICE CHIA-RICHMOND AND MICHAEL CHIANG] Now out on Bakchormeeboy.com. “Amidst the countless ways each and every Singaporean entity is attempting to deconstruct, grapple with or straight up capitalise on the Bicentennial year, at the heart of the event remains the Singapore Bicentennial Office's blockbuster centrepiece - From Singapore to Singaporean: The Bicentennial Experience. Meeting with overwhelming demand upon its launch, so much such that it's now been extended all the way till the end of the year, the Bicentennial Experience takes visitors across 700 years of Singapore's history, from 1299 all the way to the present day, telling the Singapore story through key moments via an unprecedented multimedia sensory experience. With the launch of the experience's extension, we spoke to both Beatrice and Michael and found out a little more about the origins of the project, the process, and why you too should come witness this thoroughly fascinating dive into Singapore's past.” The Bicentennial Experience runs till 31st December 2019 at the Fort Canning Centre @sgbicentennial @bearichmond @michael_chiang_playthings
[THEATRE] [MERDEKA] Our REVIEW of ‘Merdeka’ by @wildricesg is now out on Bakchormeeboy.com. “With Merdeka, W!ld Rice has encountered a missed opportunity of a play that has a good creative team, the right framework and a well-researched, well-curated wealth of information that could have resulted in one of the year's strongest works given a longer runtime, greater character development (both in its framing device and stories), and tighter organisation overall. All the more disappointing then that what we are left with, like the hollow cries of 'Merdeka' from the audience during the re-enactment of Lee Kuan Yew's 1963 speech, is an empty message with no real emotional or personal investment in any of the stories shown beyond a generic anti-colonial sentiment and want for decolonisation.” #Merdeka #WildriceSG
Photo Credit: W!ld Rice
Merdeka plays from 10th October to 2nd November 2019 at W!ld Rice @ Funan. Tickets available from @sisticsingapore @wildricesg
[THEATRE] [HEATHER] [AN INTERVIEW WITH ADEEB FAZAH SND KAREN TAN] Now out on Bakchormeeboy.com. “Following their debut production of Sam Steiner's Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons in 2018, Adeeb & Shai are back to bring more Fringe theatre works to a local audience. This time around, they'll be presenting UK writer Thomas Eccleshare's Heather, which first premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 and the Bush Theatre in London.
Marking director Adeeb Fazah’s residence presentation under the Gateway Artist-in-Residence Programme, Heather stars Karen Tan and Andy Tear as they perform in this timely story about art and the artist in the modern age.” Heather plays from 24th to 27th October 2019 at the Gateway Theatre Black Box. Tickets available from Peatix @adeebandshai @adeebfazah @karentan_flipflops
[DANCE] [FULL OUT!] Our REVIEW of ‘Full Out!’ Presented as part of @esplanadesingapore da:ns Festival 2019 is now out on Bakchormeeboy.com. “FULL OUT! is one of the most exciting shows that the Esplanade has programmed for the Esplanade Theatre, and certainly unlike any other programme we've experienced there before. The atmosphere is undeniably cool, allowing no holds barred non-flash photography and videos to be shared on social media, and an audience that's pumped up and fully hyped as they cheered on each crew in every set, the theatre filled with applause each time. As each and every single performer returned onstage for the massive closing number set to ShiGGa Shay's 'Tapau', we're left in awe and energised, feeling a natural high from the sheer power of the performance, and nothing but good vibes as FULL OUT! proves, without a doubt, the joy of dance.” FULL OUT! plays on 15th and 16th October 2019 at the Esplanade Theatre as part of da:ns festival 2019. @esplanadesingapore
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