If you’re in London this summer, amidst the plethora of summer concerts and warm weather, central London has its share of thrills and spills for the theatre lover as well! Over at the Southbank in central London, the annual Udderbelly Festival and London Wonderground have joined forces to become one mega festival of affordable live entertainment – the Underbelly Festival! Having just opened at the end of … Continue reading Preview: Underbelly Festival
In 2012, Michael Chiang’s Army Daze celebrated its 25th anniversary with a new production directed by Beatrice Chia-Richmond which received a sold-out run. Five years on, Chiang has decided that it’s time to update the now thirty year old script by writing an all new sequel: Army Daze 2. Premiering in August 2017, the all-new play tracks down our original teenage heroes from Hotel Company Platoon 4 … Continue reading Preview: Army Daze 2
The latest young & w!ld batch graduates this June with their final show: a production of Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist comedy about the tragedy of language The Bald Soprano. Over the course of one madcap evening, six characters meet. As they engage in conversation, sense and nonsense collide. Platitudes replace substance. And dialogue becomes drama. Soon enough, reality starts to break down as language loses all meaning. … Continue reading Preview: The Bald Soprano by young & w!ld
After a successful transfer to the stage in 2016, Channel 5’s hit news spoof television programme returns with more madcap sketches and sidesplitting jokes, as the crazy crew of Noose reporters and their stand-up comedian friends tackle the bastion of Singapore’s meritocratic society – education! . Starring the now familiar faces of Chua En Lai, Alaric Tay, Suhaimi Yusof and Kayly Loh as their various uproariously hilarious news anchors, … Continue reading Preview: Noose & Kakis 2… My PSLE Is Better Than Yours
This May, VizPro is proud to present three blockbuster shows for audiences of all kinds – from the musical theatre fanatic, the local comedy lover and even kids, just in time for the school holidays. All three shows are on at Mediacorp’s MES Theatre, check them out below: A Night at The Musical with Three Phantoms (12 & 13 May 2017) If you’re a fan … Continue reading Preview: Live Shows from VizPro in May!
In her first solo outing, comedian Sharul Channa brings us a no holds barred show, rife with her signature brand of observational humour and sharp wit. Despite a rough last minute change of venue (which she roasted to a crisp during the show), the theatre was still packed. Although Sharul was somewhat nervous at first what with performing on unfamiliar terrain, her confidence grew as … Continue reading Review: Pottymouth by Sharul Channa
In our final set of reviews for the 2017 VAULT Festival, we meet some seriously quirky characters with Stephanie Morin-Robert’s cycloptic yet emotional comedy Blindside, celebrate the joy of scifi with Project2’s Improvised Science Fiction, and a how to guide on combating the satanic panic with Carrie Marx in B.A.D.D. (Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons): Blindside by Stephanie Morin-Robert Stephanie Morin-Robert seems like a pretty … Continue reading [Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Eyeballs, Stardoors and Dragons [2/3/17]
Here’s part 2 of our final week picks of the week for the 2017 VAULT Festival. Reviews to come later this week, and be sure to check out the other shows playing as well! Blindside by Stephanie Morin-Robert Don’t be afraid to laugh at Stephanie Morin-Robert’s show about living with a glass eye after a retinoblastoma. Her story is not looking for pity, and your … Continue reading VAULT Festival: Final Week Previews Part 2 (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)
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)
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