Category: Review

Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Theatre

Rainforest Fringe Festival 2017: Where Sarawak’s Nature Meets Art

Southeast Asian culture doesn’t quite get enough global media attention, and very rarely, an entire festival dedicated to it, often sidelined as an exotic fringe type event. All that is about to change, as the director of Penang’s annual Georgetown Festival Joe Sidek has something new up his sleeve for the Malaysian arts scene – the all new Rainforest Fringe Festival happening this July! With … Continue reading Rainforest Fringe Festival 2017: Where Sarawak’s Nature Meets Art

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Arts, Film, London, Review

Review: Dying Laughing dir. Lloyd Stanton & Paul Toogood

Shot almost entirely in black and white, Dying Laughing is surprisingly serious for a documentary about comedians. Dying Laughing takes most of the major comedians in the business today, sits them down, and interviews them about what it truly means to be a comedian and the nature of their craft. As Chris Rock puts it in the opening shots, comedians are the ‘last philosophers’, and Dying Laughing breaks down the art … Continue reading Review: Dying Laughing dir. Lloyd Stanton & Paul Toogood

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Arts, London, Review, Theatre

Review: Woyzeck at the Old Vic

The Old Vic has really been spoiling its theatre patrons with its latest station. Having started the year with Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, they’re at it again with casting movie stars with Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ John Boyega in the title role of their new production of Woyzeck.  An unfinished play by German playwright Georg Buchner in 1836, writer Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed … Continue reading Review: Woyzeck at the Old Vic

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Arts, Film, London, Review, Singapore

Review: The Shepherd (El Pastor) dir. Jonathan Cenzual Burley

There’s always been something inherently heroic about a narrative of pastoral beauty and the encroaching enemies of construction and progress. The Shepherd, written and directed by Jonathan Cenzual Burley, is a fine, beautifully shot manifestation of that, and a stellar example of an exercise in cinematic pacing. The Shepherd opens with a gorgeous ten-minute sequence of the Spanish countryside, seen through the eyes of middle-aged shepherd and protagonist Anselmo (Miguel Martin), as … Continue reading Review: The Shepherd (El Pastor) dir. Jonathan Cenzual Burley

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Arts, Film, Review

Review: After the Storm dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

Hirokazu Kore-eda, in his 28 year film career, has established himself as the foremost master of Japanese realist cinema. From his beginnings in 1998’s After Life to more recent hits such as Our Little Sister (2015), Kore-eda’s films have always had the impeccable ability to draw out the quiet beauty of the mundane, and hit emotional high notes in the most surprising of ways. Dwelling just long enough … Continue reading Review: After the Storm dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

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Arts, Kids, Review, Singapore

Review: Gallery Children’s Biennale – Dreams and Stories at the National Gallery Singapore

This school holiday, don’t just send your kids to tuition; head on down for a mix of both fun and education at the inaugural Gallery Children’s Biennale at the National Gallery! Running from from now till 8 October, the first ever Gallery Children’s Biennale is chock full of fun for the whole family. Themed Dreams and Stories, the exhibition features both international and local artworks and … Continue reading Review: Gallery Children’s Biennale – Dreams and Stories at the National Gallery Singapore

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Theatre Practice, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Review: Kitchen Series – #AhMa by The Theatre Practice

The Theatre Practice (TTP) has always been a pioneer of different theatre experiences in Singapore, such as the Poor Theatre Series a few years back. This year, TTP has come up with the Practice Tuckshop, a move to bring the arts to the community as a collaborative space in front of TTP’s headquarters along Waterloo Street. In-line with their aim of bringing people and art … Continue reading Review: Kitchen Series – #AhMa by The Theatre Practice

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Arts, Circus, London, Review, Theatre

Review: Driftwood by Casus

The 2017 Underbelly Festival presented the London-premiere of Australian circus company’s thrilling new show Driftwood. Coming into London as part of their UK tour of the show, Driftwood received rave reviews at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and features more of Casus’ unique acrobatic shapes that won them thunderous praise for their previous show Knee Deep.  Driftwood is an intimate circus experience. Seated in the front row, the show began … Continue reading Review: Driftwood by Casus

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Arts, London, Review, Theatre

Review: Life of Galileo by Young Vic

Following his successful production of A Season In The Congo in 2013, award-winning director Joe Wright returns to the Young Vic with Bertolt Brecht’s classic play Life of Galileo. A challenging piece to adapt, the play has managed to remain relevant in today’s unstable world of fake news and unfounded knowledge rampant across the Internet. In this new production, Wright’s version focuses heavily on turning it into an … Continue reading Review: Life of Galileo by Young Vic

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Arts, Experimental, London, Review, Theatre

Review: Volt Revolt+A Game of Chaos by Staging the Nation

Inspired by the impact of Brexit and the politics surrounding what makes people vote the way they do, writers Jessica Bailey and Terri Donovan came up with a double bill of new works, presented by all female creative conglomerate Staging the Nation at Theatre N16 in Balham. Vote Revolt Directed by Tonje Wik Olaussen, the first segment of the doublebill presented an extract from Jessica … Continue reading Review: Volt Revolt+A Game of Chaos by Staging the Nation

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