VAULT Festival 2017: Final Week Previews Part 1 (1-5 March)

We’ve now reached the final week of the annual VAULT Festival, and it’s been a blast doing coverage of the festival and seeing all the exciting shows. But it’s not over yet, and there’s still plenty of amazing shows playing in the first week of March! All of Me by Anything Other Theatre Company Loner Gareth (not by his own admission) has recently been fired … Continue reading VAULT Festival 2017: Final Week Previews Part 1 (1-5 March)

[Review] VAULT Festival 2017: You Having Olaf? by Joseph Cullen (26/2/17)

Joseph Cullen is a bit of a madman. Armed with an English Literature degree and an assortment of children’s party tricks, the artistic director of Over The Limit’s solo show comes fully equipped with all the tools to make you laugh at one man’s crusade against the children of the world, and shockingly, you might find yourself rooting for his cause too. Still suffering from … Continue reading [Review] VAULT Festival 2017: You Having Olaf? by Joseph Cullen (26/2/17)

[Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Dark Testament and Sketchy Santas (23/2/17)

We start off this week’s coverage of the VAULT Festival with two starkly different plays, both of which take deliciously dark turns really quickly: Testament by Old Sole Theatre Company and The Grot In The Grotto by acclaimed and award-winning sketch comedy team Casual Violence. Testament by Old Sole Theatre Company For anyone who’s grown up reading the Bible or has some knowledge of its … Continue reading [Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Dark Testament and Sketchy Santas (23/2/17)

[Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Adventures in Space, Deathly Beaches and Extreme Women (15/2/17)

Week 4 of the VAULT Festival begins in earnest, and this week, we’re checking out a couple of shows with truly unique concepts. There’s the sci-fi  musical Summer Nights in Space, creative but heartfelt musing on death On The Crest of A Wave and comedienne extraordinaire Eleanor Conway telling tales of her rather insane life: Summer Nights in Space by Henry Carpenter, Presented by Hannah … Continue reading [Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Adventures in Space, Deathly Beaches and Extreme Women (15/2/17)

Preview: Pottymouth by Sharul Channa

Sharul Channa meets us at a local Starbucks. She’s a tall woman, confident when we greet each other and armed with a clear, crisp voice. All of this of course, is bundled with her bombshell of a personality with a bellyful of laughter, and has firmly established herself as a comedienne who cares, and wants the best for those around her. Married to fellow comedian … Continue reading Preview: Pottymouth by Sharul Channa

VAULT Festival 2017: Notflix by Waiting For The Call

Coming in fresh from a sellout run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, musical improv team Waiting For The Call presents Notflix, a nightly performance where the team reimagines your favourite film as a completely original musical! Notflix starts off with picking a film at random, with choices drawn from a bucket of slips audience members filled out before the show. This was their second night performing at the … Continue reading VAULT Festival 2017: Notflix by Waiting For The Call

Getting Up Close and Personal with Lulu and Co.

We were very privileged to get a chance to head down to the surprisingly emotional press conference of Lulu the Movie, and absolutely love the work the cast and crew have done. Lulu the Movie looks set to be as successful as Borat was (though less offensive), with Michelle Chong taking the world by storm by introducing the character to countries as far flung as Shanghai and London and delighting and … Continue reading Getting Up Close and Personal with Lulu and Co.

Review: Happy Ever Laughter 2016 by Dream Academy [27/10/16]

  Dream Academy is BACK with their annual Happy Ever Laughter performance, now bigger and better than ever, with 11 of Singapore’s best comedians up on stage to make for a laugh-filled night with some truly amazing routines. No event was left unturned in the 2 hours, as topics getting the jab ranged from Josephine Teo to Pokemon Go. The show started off with host and … Continue reading Review: Happy Ever Laughter 2016 by Dream Academy [27/10/16]

Preview: Happy Ever Laughter: Standup Comedy Madness! by Dream Academy

If you think your funny bone is broken, look no further than these doctors to heal you with humour. After all, laughter is the best medicine. Enter Dream Academy’s 3rd iteration of Happy Ever Laughter: Standup Comedy Madness, the hit series that brings together the very best of local standup comedy in one big night of fun-filled digs at our little red dot! This year’s edition features a whopping … Continue reading Preview: Happy Ever Laughter: Standup Comedy Madness! by Dream Academy