Category: Review

Arts, Centre 42, Experimental, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Review: Hot Pot Talk – Theatre and the Arts

“I had a conversation recently,” says Adib Kosnan. The thirteen member strong audience shifts around to indicate how much they agree with the statement (most do). “I had a good conversation recently,” Adib continues. This modifier divides the audience. Some decide to stay put at the high chairs, agreeing with the statement, others head to the stools, disagreeing, and the rest move over to the bench, indicating … Continue reading Review: Hot Pot Talk – Theatre and the Arts

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Food, Resorts World Sentosa, Review, Singapore

Review: The Great Food Festival 2017

RWS and Savour have spared no expense in setting up for The Great Food Festival: a ballroom in the basement level of the RWS Conventions Centre, for example, has been taken over as the location for Rollin’ Sweet Times, where over 300 different desserts are available for the tasting from the throngs of hungry guests. At the official opening on Thursday, remarks were made by … Continue reading Review: The Great Food Festival 2017

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Arts, Film, London, Preview, Review

Film Review: Our Last Tango dir. German Kral

German Kral’s Our Last Tango is the kind of film that pushes the documentary form towards new heights, imbuing his film was drama and artistry in the pursuit of a familiar story that many viewers will probably relate to. Our Last Tango charts the lives of Argentina’s foremost tango couple – Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes. Over the course of fifty years, the couple … Continue reading Film Review: Our Last Tango dir. German Kral

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Arts, Film, Review, SIFA 2017, Singapore, Singapore International Festival of Arts

SIFA 2017 Finale: Lizard On The Wall

SIFA 2017 drew to a close last Saturday with the premiere of local film director K. Rajagopal’s (A Yellow Bird) latest film: Lizard On The Wall. But the significance of the film was given far greater gravity when you realise what makes the film so special – most of the extras you see in scenes were actually members of the public who participated in the … Continue reading SIFA 2017 Finale: Lizard On The Wall

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

LIVEBLOGGING: 20th 24-Hour Playwriting Competition by Theatreworks Writers’ Lab

Hey readers! We’re doing a special post today covering Theatreworks’ 24-Hour playwriting competition 2017. Held at Kampung Kampus, Home of the Ground-Up Initiative, we’ll be situated here till 4pm tomorrow, giving you an hourly update and liveblog of what it’s like to be part of the madcap playwriting process! This isn’t our first time on this rodeo; we participated in the competition ages ago since … Continue reading LIVEBLOGGING: 20th 24-Hour Playwriting Competition by Theatreworks Writers’ Lab

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

Open Homes @ Silver Arts: I AM by Ajuntha Anwari

Ajuntha Anwari lives in a big old house in Telok Kurau. Stepping beyond the gates to her garden, the lively self-described “60-something year old lady” greets her guests with a wide grin, as she beckons them to take a seat in her living room, as part of her performance at Open Homes @ Silver Arts. There are a few people she knows dearly in the … Continue reading Open Homes @ Silver Arts: I AM by Ajuntha Anwari

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Arts, Dance with Me, Mastercard Theatres, Music, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Review: West Side Story by BASE Entertainment Asia

  60 years is a long time for a musical to still go strong, but there’s a timeless charm to West Side Story that keep audiences coming back each and every time for another dose of Tony and Maria’s epic love story. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story shifts the setting to the Upper West Side of New York City, where two rival immigrant … Continue reading Review: West Side Story by BASE Entertainment Asia

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Arts, Film, London, Review

Review: Chicken dir. Joe Stephenson

Adapted from Freddie Machin’s play of the same name, Chicken marks a stunning debut for director Joe Stephenson and a powerful start into the realm of indie film. Making the leap in medium from stage to screen can be awkward in the hands of a lesser director, but Stephenson imbues his film with such a keen lust for life and a loving, pastoral beauty that one can … Continue reading Review: Chicken dir. Joe Stephenson

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Arts, Drama Centre Black Box, Intercultural Theatre Institute, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Writers, Xinyi S

Review: Leakage(s) and Anticoagulants by ITI

Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic novel Crime and Punishment, David Gaitan’s Leakage(s) and Anticoagulants is a biting psychological exploration on rational egotism and morality. A young intellectual, Raskolnikov (Tan Weiying), steals from and murders an unscrupulous old pawnbroker and due to a series of coincidences, manages to escape undetected. To Raskolnikov, this crime is motivated not by anything quite as plebeian as greed or desperation, … Continue reading Review: Leakage(s) and Anticoagulants by ITI

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Arts, Film, London, Preview, Review

Film Review: Dennis Skinner – Nature of the Beast dir. Daniel Draper

“The Beast of Bolsover” gets a media makeover in Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast. This is no nature doc though, and director Daniel Draper succinctly and skilfully peels back the skin of the beast to reveal a surprisingly heartfelt and intimate look at the man behind the Labour politician. Peppering the film with snippets of Skinner’s public appearances and speeches, it’s clear to viewers … Continue reading Film Review: Dennis Skinner – Nature of the Beast dir. Daniel Draper

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