Category: Review

Arts, Review, Singapore, Singapore Design Week

Urban Design Festival 2018: Changing the World One Design At A Time

The inaugural Singapore Design Festival concluded this week with a plethora of activities over the five day programme. Ogranised by LOPELAB as part of Singapore Design Week 2018, the festival was dedicated to promoting urban design and the new global movement of placemaking, transforming the Tanjong Pagar district into a hub for urban design thinking. Highlights of the festival included the Urban Design Summit at the … Continue reading Urban Design Festival 2018: Changing the World One Design At A Time

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Arts, Dramabox, Review, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Both Sides, Now: Exit by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

Death is probably one of the most terrifying things a person can face, and it can be incredibly difficult to talk about due to its taboo nature. But as terrifying as it is, its inevitability cannot be ignored, and Drama Box and ArtsWork Collaborative have joined forces in an attempt to make it more accessible and open up the conversation on how to die with … Continue reading Both Sides, Now: Exit by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

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Drinks, Food, Review, Singapore

Say Yo! to YOTEL’s Grains and Hops Restaurant and Bar

Amidst the hubbub and constant construction going on at Orchard Road, you may or may not have noticed a new hotel that’s sprung up about 2 months ago. Tucked away behind the Shaw Centre away from the noise pollution of the main road, YOTEL is the newest kid on the hotel block to set up shop in Singapore.   YOTEL was started by Simon Woodroffe, … Continue reading Say Yo! to YOTEL’s Grains and Hops Restaurant and Bar

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: SUB II – The Art of Exploitation by Underground Theatre

A chance to hear from the misunderstood ranks of society and learn a little more about subcultures.  We’re going to start this review with a disclaimer: we have just about zero experience interacting with any of the subcultures mentioned in SUB II. A punk, metalhead or skinhead is about the furthest thing from our usual social circles, and it’s completely refreshing to see these subcultures take the … Continue reading Review: SUB II – The Art of Exploitation by Underground Theatre

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Review, Singapore

Art Meets Sustainability: i Light Marina Bay 2018

By day, the central business district may be loaded with the hustle and bustle of office workers. But as night falls, Marina Bay is set to once again become an illuminated playground as i Light Marina Bay returns for the 6th year. i Light Marina Bay continues to be Asia’s biggest sustainable lights festival, uniting art and environmental awareness into a collection of works that … Continue reading Art Meets Sustainability: i Light Marina Bay 2018

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Arts, Review, Singapore, The Arts House, Theatre, Theatres

Review: The Page on Stage – A Performance of Words from the stories of Baratham, Cheong, Jeyaretnam and Tay

There’s magic in words as Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai and Jun Vinh Teoh bring to life classic characters from beloved stories from the 90s.  There are some books you read as you’re growing up that you never forget. For producer Tan Kheng Hua, they include works from 90s writers Gopal Baratham, Colin Cheong, Philip Jeyaretnam and Simon Tay, all of whom are proudly showcased in The Page … Continue reading Review: The Page on Stage – A Performance of Words from the stories of Baratham, Cheong, Jeyaretnam and Tay

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Arts, Preview, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatreworks

Review: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

Theatreworks’ twentieth edition of the annual 24-Hour Playwriting Competiton was held at a farm commune out in Lorong Chencharu. So it makes complete sense that one of its winners, first time competition participant Christopher Chee, would make full use of the setting for inspiration for his play The Good Farmer.  The Good Farmer’s entire plot revolves around the competition’s first prompt, where participants were tasked to open … Continue reading Review: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

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Arts, Comedy, Dream Academy, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Review: Kumar 50 by Dream Academy

Singapore’s Queen of Comedy shows he’s still no drag at age 50 with a celebration shrouded in joy and laughter.  There is no argument that Kumar is a national icon. Dream Academy artistic director and longtime collaborator and friend Selena Tan has made an absolutely on point decision to stage Kumar 50, giving Singapore’s very own Queen of Comedy a golden jubilee to end all others. Sweeping … Continue reading Review: Kumar 50 by Dream Academy

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Experimental, Huayi 2018, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatre Practice Black Box, Theatres

Huayi 2018: Einstein In The Carpark (爱因与斯坦) by Emergency Stairs (Review)

Liu Xiaoyi, in his director’s message for Einstein in the Carpark, poses to the late renowned theoretical physicist Albert Einstein a litany of 33 questions, among them such pithy existential ones as: “What do you think is the most important question of all?” “How do I find simplicity in confusion?” “Why do so many people know you, but so few people understand you?” This thought … Continue reading Huayi 2018: Einstein In The Carpark (爱因与斯坦) by Emergency Stairs (Review)

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Arts, Pangdemonium, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Victoria Theatre

Review: The Father by Pangdemonium!

Same same but different – Pangdemonium’s The Father is a terrifying take on dementia as seen through one man’s eyes.  Florian Zeller’s The Father is a difficult play to watch. Not necessarily because it’s complicated (although it’ll certain leave you confused and terrified by the end), but because it’s a play that deals with the inevitable – growing old, and the very real possibility of encountering … Continue reading Review: The Father by Pangdemonium!

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