By The Book: Drama Box launches ‘Drama Box 30 Keywords’ essay collection to celebrate 30 years

Homegrown theatre group Drama Box has crossed its first 30-year mark. To document the different aspects of their approach to theatre-making over the three decades, it has been working with Pagesetters Services on Drama Box 30 Keywords, a publication based on 30 keywords conceptualised by the editor Quah Sy Ren. The book features 30 essays based on the selected keywords, and comes in English and Chinese … Continue reading By The Book: Drama Box launches ‘Drama Box 30 Keywords’ essay collection to celebrate 30 years

By The Book: Sing Lit – Read Our World celebrates with Sing Lit Blk Party this February

Sing Lit: Read Our World will be hosting a one-day hybrid event, Sing Lit Blk Party on 26th February 2022, Saturday. Taking place at HAPPEN @ Jalan Besar and Sing Lit Station, these creative spaces will be transformed to allow the community to gather and celebrate the local literary scene. Singapore literature lovers can expect 6 programmes; consisting of 2 panel discussions, 1 trivia session, … Continue reading By The Book: Sing Lit – Read Our World celebrates with Sing Lit Blk Party this February

By The Book: 36 judges announced for Singapore Literature Prize 2022

A total of 36 judges have been appointed to serve on the judging panels for Singapore’s top literary award, the biennial Singapore Literature Prize (SLP). They consist of 12 local chief judges and 24 international judges, who include notable British poet George Szirtes; Chinese award-winning author 王安忆 (Wang Anyi); acclaimed Tamil poet  த.சுமதி (தமிழச்சி தங்கபாண்டியன்) T Sumathy and Asian American writer/academic Shirley Geok-lin Lim. They … Continue reading By The Book: 36 judges announced for Singapore Literature Prize 2022

An Interview with Gaurav Kripalani on collaborative work and returning to helm SRT

After serving as Festival Director of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) for the last four years, Gaurav Kripalani is finally back full time as Artistic Director of the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). Without a doubt, with the new connections forged and experience gained, his plans for the company are bigger than ever, starting off with SRT’s first production of 2022 – a new … Continue reading An Interview with Gaurav Kripalani on collaborative work and returning to helm SRT

An Interview with The Cast of Singapore Repertory Theatre and Hong Kong Arts Festival’s ‘Miss Julie’

Swedish playwright August Strindberg may not be alive today, but if he were, he might well be interested to see how his magnum opus, Miss Julie, has evolved and received adaptations of all kinds over the decades, as different companies produce new versions with each passing year, all of them still laser-focused on the key themes of classism and power. In Singapore, the Singapore Repertory … Continue reading An Interview with The Cast of Singapore Repertory Theatre and Hong Kong Arts Festival’s ‘Miss Julie’

★★★★☆ Review: OK Land by Circle Theatre

Banding together against the monopoly. If you’ve ever step foot into Bangkok, you’ll be well aware that there’s a convenience store on every corner, perfect for grabbing a cool drink when the temperature peaks. But for the segment of society that can’t even afford it, that’s simply not an option for them – who is the store really convenient for? Streaming as part of the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: OK Land by Circle Theatre

M1 Singapore Fringe 2022: An Interview with Adib Kosnan and Raimi Safari on adoption in ‘Rindu di Bulan’

From their very first production, Rupa co.lab has always delivered on arresting scripts about the intricacies of Malay culture, homing in on familial bonds of unusual household structures, and winning Best Original Script at our Bakchormeeboy Awards in 2019 for Nessa Anwar’s Rumah Dayak and 2021 for Hazwan Norly’s Pandan. Now, a third member of Rupa co.lab will be making his debut with the company, … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe 2022: An Interview with Adib Kosnan and Raimi Safari on adoption in ‘Rindu di Bulan’

M1 Singapore Fringe 2022: An Interview with Bound Theatre on the age of the Internet in ‘Screen. Shot.’

In this Internet age, cybersecurity is no longer limited to keeping your devices and accounts protected by a well-devised password. With fake news on the rise, angry mobs arising from social media, and a single comment can spark a wildfire, even a simple look at someone’s Instagram stories without response can label you a degenerate of society. How do we survive the sheer madness of … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe 2022: An Interview with Bound Theatre on the age of the Internet in ‘Screen. Shot.’

M1 Singapore Fringe 2022: An Interview with 微 Wei Collective on breath and co-existence in ‘Being 息在’

We’ve always called the concrete jungle our home, existing in a thriving metropolis with fast-paced living, a thousand and one things on our to-do list, and the nagging feeling that we can’t stop, won’t stop. But when COVID-19 struck and we were sent into a lockdown, everything in the world seemed to come to a complete standstill for a moment in time, as we took … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe 2022: An Interview with 微 Wei Collective on breath and co-existence in ‘Being 息在’

M1 Singapore Fringe 2022: An Interview with Adeeb Fazah and Zulfiqar Izzudin on ‘The Essential Playlist’

Increasingly, theatre and the arts are becoming upper-middle class affairs, where ticket prices are skyrocketing, and the very act of attending a show can be seen as ‘atas’ So when a company creates a show about essential workers, who exactly is the intended audience, and what do they hope to achieve? For The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo), these were some of the questions and issues … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe 2022: An Interview with Adeeb Fazah and Zulfiqar Izzudin on ‘The Essential Playlist’