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
All female theatre company Haste Theatre presents Oyster Boy, an adaptation of Tim Burton’s short story of the same name. Expanding on the original story with additional characters and a lighter plot, the show takes place in an anchronistic Coney Island, where bathing suits are aplenty and Italian gelato salesmen roam the beaches. Oyster Boy follows the tale of one such salesman, Jim Gelati (Valeria Compagnoni) … Continue reading Review: Oyster Boy by Haste Theatre
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]
Opposite Jalan Besar stadium, countless cafes line Horne Road, a reputed ‘hipster’ area where new eateries and coffee places just seem to keep popping up! Among these, The Bravery is one of the older kids on the block, and has always been one of our favourite places to go ever since discovering it a few years ago, useful as a meet-up place or for a … Continue reading Cafe: The Bravery’s All New Dinner Menu!
Love Lego? Love DC comics? Then you’ll absolutely love The Art of The Brick: DC Super Heroes. Famous brick-artist Nathan Sawaya returns to his craft with an all new show that makes its way to London’s South Bank, following a hugely successful run in Madrid and nicely coincides with the release of the recent Lego Batman Movie. In DC Super Heroes, Sawaya takes inspiration from DC Comics’ … Continue reading Review: The Art of The Brick – DC Superheroes
In the FINAL week of the 2017 VAULT Festival, we caught three one man shows, all of which coincidentally revolved around men with, well, issues (but then again who doesn’t?) – a gambling addict who loses his job in All of Me, a man who struggles to form a human relationship in Maisie Says She Loves Me, and a man who grew up with racism … Continue reading [Review] VAULT Festival 2017: Men With Issues (1/3/17)
Toy Factory starts off the year with the big budget production of Prism. Tackling issues of gentrification, progress and history, Prism is a monster of a play with a big message to tell. Prism bears many similar themes to plays like Jean Tay’s Boom, offering commentary on our endless, inevitable march of progress and refusing to stop even for a moment to consider what’s lost in the progress, as … Continue reading Review: Prism by Toy Factory
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)
First staged in 2007, The Pillowman returns to the stage, once again deftly helmed by the indomitable Tracie Pang and an incredible cast and creative team. Written by Scottish playwright Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman takes the form of a police procedural drama with a twist – the murders follow the exact same killing methods as writer Katurian’s dark fairytales (Daniel Jenkins). Put in the hot seat … Continue reading Review: The Pillowman by Pangdemonium!
We continue our coverage of the VAULT Festival this week with three shows – Yann Allsopp’s dance-without-dance show The End of Dance, Marietta Kirkbride’s scintillating script about the battle against gentrification in The Long Trick and Gemma Arrowsmith’s love letter to our blue planet in Earthling: The End of Dance by Yann Allsopp The premise of The End of Dance is straightforward enough – in fictional Britain, a bill totaling … Continue reading VAULT Festival 2017: Dancing MPs, Cornish Heists and Extraterrestrial Sketches (24/2/17)
