Category: Review

Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Bawang Putih Bawang Merah by Teater Ekamatra

Ekamatra’s take on Nusantara classic emphasises modern sensibilities and brings joy to the stage. If it’s one thing Teater Ekamatra knows how to do best, it’s to produce theatre that knows exactly what it wants to achieve and the emotions it hopes to evoke in its audiences. In its latest, sold out production, the powerhouse local theatre company adapts the classic Nusantara folktale of Bawang … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Bawang Putih Bawang Merah by Teater Ekamatra

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy2 Comments
Arts, Checkpoint Theatre, musical, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: Secondary The Musical by Checkpoint Theatre

Searing critique of Singapore education system identifies the cracks in and those who slip through it. The topic of education has always been a hot one in Singapore. Despite being hailed as having one of the world’s best, the education system has almost always been a trial by fire for any student going through it, rewarding those who excel with the promise of praise and … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Secondary The Musical by Checkpoint Theatre

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy6 Comments
Arts, musical, Review, Sands Theatre, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: Hamilton by Base Entertainment Asia

You will know his name and sing it, loud and proud. On paper, Hamilton seems like an audacious idea for a musical – not only is it a three hour biographical recount of lesser known American founding father Alexander Hamilton, it also deliberately does race blind casting to have almost all these major Caucasian historical figures to being played by minorities onstage. But ever since … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Hamilton by Base Entertainment Asia

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy1 Comment
Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: How I Learned To Drive by Renee Yeong

Full speed ahead into the complex topic of pedophilia and grooming in small town America. In America, with its long highways and winding roads, driving remains a necessity if you want to get out. As a result, getting one’s driver’s license becomes a key rite of passage, marking a coming of age for many Americans, symbolising newfound freedom with the ability to go anywhere, anytime … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: How I Learned To Drive by Renee Yeong

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: pass·ages by Sim Yan Ying

Resonant work on ageing shows YY’s vision and true capabilities as a director given enough time and resources. Time is a cruel mistress. Regardless of where we come from, it is the one thing we are all subject to, eventually resulting in death. But along the way, time also brings with it age, our bodies going through significant transformations at every stage of our life. … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: pass·ages by Sim Yan Ying

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy2 Comments
Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: The Last Gardener 《身后的微光》by The Theatre Practice

Passing on lessons of care and moving on through the humble act of gardening. With limited land and government flats with strict rules, Singapore’s housing estates rarely allow for enough space or freedom to grow one’s own garden. As a result, those with a green thumb or a hankering for plants make do, placing tiny succulents along windowsills, or for those with bigger ambitions in … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Last Gardener 《身后的微光》by The Theatre Practice

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: The Death of Singapore Theatre as Scripted by The Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore by Wild Rice

Restaging of experimental, genre-bending script plays with the meta and makes a plea for less censorship. When it was first staged in 2022 as part of The Substation’s SeptFest, we declared Alfian Sa’at’s The Death of Singapore Theatre as Scripted by The Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (The Death of Singapore Theatre) as the production of the year, mostly owing to its sincerity in … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: The Death of Singapore Theatre as Scripted by The Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore by Wild Rice

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Review, Singapore, SRT, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Taha by Singapore Theatre Company

Monologue on Palestinian poet’s life nimbly sidesteps overt politics to encourage hope and empathy in shared humanity. 8,000 kilometres away in the Gaza Strip, a terrible war rages on. It is the culmination of decades of conflict, where countless innocent lives have been lost, key infrastructure and history are stripped away by bombs, and the world watches on, helplessly bearing witness to the loss as … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Taha by Singapore Theatre Company

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Music, Review, Singapore

Review: Traversing by Ding Yi Music Company

Resounding start to their season in Ding Yi’s diverse exploration of modern Chinese music. In Ding Yi’s opening concert of 2024, the Chinese chamber music ensemble starts off by fusing both East and West with Traversing, uniting international musicians, composers, and conductors to present a new side to Chinese music that goes beyond time and cultural boundaries. Conducted by Resident Conductor Wong De Li, Dedric, … Continue reading Review: Traversing by Ding Yi Music Company

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, musical, Review, Sands Theatre, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: Matilda The Musical by Base Entertainment Asia and GWB Entertainment

Touring production of the West End smash hit is a showcase of immense talent across the board. Matilda The Musical is one of the best modern musicals to have come out of the West End. Sweeping awards when it first premiered, the musical, based on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel of the same name, was a smash hit that has enamoured audiences around the world with … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Matilda The Musical by Base Entertainment Asia and GWB Entertainment

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment