Category: Review

Arts, Food, Review, Reviews, SRT

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party (2026) by Singapore Repertory Theatre

A hotter, more assured battle of tradition and reinvention, as Dick Lee himself helms this deliciously chaotic dinner-theatre adaptation of his classic musical. There is something wonderfully appropriate about Fried Rice Paradise never staying the same. Dick Lee wrote the song in 1973 as his first attempt at a Singaporean pop song, only to see it banned from airplay for its use of Singlish. More … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party (2026) by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts, Review, Singapore

Review: Singapore Night Festival 2026 – The Lost Legacy of Fort Canning – The Forbidden Hill by Sight Lines Productions & The Urbanist Singapore

By D.Y. A trek up Singapore’s landmark hill reexamines the boundaries of realised history and collective memory. Situated in the backyard of Singapore’s Central Business District, Fort Canning Park is perhaps one of Singapore’s most iconic green spaces for both recreational activities as well as large-scale cultural events. Yet, most might overlook the depth of local stories living along its green pastures. Thus, aligning with … Continue reading Review: Singapore Night Festival 2026 – The Lost Legacy of Fort Canning – The Forbidden Hill by Sight Lines Productions & The Urbanist Singapore

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Arts, musical, Review, Sands Theatre, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ by Base Entertainment Asia

High-concept musical strips away the myth of the last days of Jesus Christ to tell a powerful story of fame, faith, betrayal and human fallibility. Duration: 120min, including a 20min intermission Jesus Christ Superstar is the kind of musical that sounds almost impossible to pitch. Take one of the most familiar religious stories in Western culture, recast its central figures as rock stars, and tell … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ by Base Entertainment Asia

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★★★☆☆ Theatre Review: Multiple Bad Things by Back to Back Theatre

Nightmarish fever dream of a devised theatre work problematises and interrogates the complications of disability and accessibility today. From its title alone, Multiple Bad Things possesses a distinctly ominous quality. What are these bad things? A series of terrible events waiting to happen, or the accumulation of smaller cruelties that eventually become something much more sinister? The production’s visual material might initially suggest something whimsical … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Theatre Review: Multiple Bad Things by Back to Back Theatre

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Arts, Comedy, Dinner Theatre, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Choo’s Masquerade Party – A Buffet of Hidden Agendas by Dream Academy

Dream Academy’s sequel to last year’s The Divorce Party satirises soap operas and turns the spotlight on sisterhood, family drama, and absurd corporate parties. Duration: 2hr20min, inclusive of two food breaks The dinner theatre format has become increasingly popular, and after the success of The Divorce Party last year, Dream Academy returns for a second round with a direct sequel. Once again written and directed … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Choo’s Masquerade Party – A Buffet of Hidden Agendas by Dream Academy

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Arts, Film, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Film Review: We Are All Strangers 我们不是陌生人 dir. Anthony Chen

Poignant conclusion to Chen’s Growing Up Trilogy that tugs at the heartstrings and makes you fully understand the many faces of Singapore across class, landscape, and lives. Duration: 157 minutes There are few filmmakers who have captured Singapore quite like Anthony Chen. Across Ilo Ilo, Wet Season and now We Are All Strangers, his vision of the country has remained remarkably clear: not simply the … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: We Are All Strangers 我们不是陌生人 dir. Anthony Chen

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art, Arts, Esplanade Recital Studio, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Handle with Care by Ontroerend Goed (Esplanade’s The Studios 2026)

A tender, bewildering piece of participatory theatre where audiences learn to get things right (and wrong) together, revealing us at our most human selves. Performance attended 7 Aug 8pm60 minutes, no intermission In theatre, one would naturally assume that actors are required. There might be a director somewhere in the wings, technicians behind the scenes, a script determining what happens next, and an audience whose … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Handle with Care by Ontroerend Goed (Esplanade’s The Studios 2026)

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, musical, Review, Singapore, SRT, Theatres

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Legally Blonde – The Musical by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Led by a sensational Nathania Ong, SRT’s all-Singaporean cast delivers on big vocals, demanding choreography, sharp comedy and an emotional payoff that leaves the audience believing that anything is possible. Performance watched on 31 July, 8pmDuration: 150 minutes (including 20 minute intermission) For all its hot-pink glamour, heels and sorority energy, Legally Blonde – The Musical has always been a show about being underestimated. Elle … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Legally Blonde – The Musical by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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★★★★★ Theatre Review: Blind Runner by Mehr Theatre Group and Amir Reza Koohestani

A deceptively simple premise of a husband and wife’s relationship torn apart by imprisonment turns into something much more devastating in the face of political activism. Performance watched on 1 August, 8pmDuration: 60 minutes In Iran, where dissent can turn an ordinary life into one shaped by surveillance, imprisonment and separation, freedom is never simply an abstract ideal. In Iranian theatremaker’s Amir Reza Koohestani’s Blind … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Blind Runner by Mehr Theatre Group and Amir Reza Koohestani

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★★★★★ Theatre Review: Fragments of Tuah by Mark Teh and Five Arts Centre

Mesmerising docutheatre production delves into the myth of Malayan national hero Hang Tuah while asking who gets to shape history, and why we continue to believe the stories we inherit. Duration: 90min Mythological figures have long served as vessels for morality, identity and national aspiration. Their stories are repeated until they begin to feel inseparable from the societies that tell them, their contradictions smoothed over … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Fragments of Tuah by Mark Teh and Five Arts Centre

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