Category: Review

Arts, Review, Singapore, SRT

★★★★★ Review: Shakespeare In The Park 2023 -A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

SRT makes magic happen under the moonlight with visually stunning production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Guy Unsworth) 9 Composer (Mervin Wong) 9 Performance (Ghafir Akbar, Julie Wee, Daniel Jenkins, Natalie Yeap, Timothy Wan, Vanessa Kee, Nicholas Chan, Isabella Chiam, Crenshaw Yeo, Vester Ng, Dennis Sofian, Rino Junior John, Krish Natarajan) 9 Production Design (Richard Kent) 10 Lighting Design … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Shakespeare In The Park 2023 -A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Revisor by Kidd Pivot

Gogol’s satirical comedy becomes a spellbinding movement piece about truth, lies, and power. Category Score (out of 10) Direction/Choreography (Crystal Pite) 10 Writer (Jonathon Young) 10 Music / Sound Design (Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani, Meg Roe) 10 Performance (Renée Sigouin, Doug Letheren, Rakeem Hardy, Rena Narumi, Ella Rothschild, Brandon Alley, Jennifer Florentino, Gregory Lau) 10 Scenic Design (Jay Gower Taylor) 10 Costume Design (Nancy Bryant) … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Revisor by Kidd Pivot

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Theatre

Review: Come On In by Faye Driscoll (Esplanade’s da:ns focus 2023)

ASMR meets meditation in this private dance between yourself and Faye Driscoll. In her exploration of connection and the relationship between audience and performer, American choreographer Faye Driscoll has conceptualised Come On In, a dance-installation work that eschews traditional dance conventions. Rather than watching a performer enact a series of choreographic movements, the audience becomes the performer, taking instruction from Driscoll as she leads us … Continue reading Review: Come On In by Faye Driscoll (Esplanade’s da:ns focus 2023)

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Arts, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: The Future Show by Chong Tze Chien and Jo Tan

Making sense of the uncertain future, one moment at a time. Life often moves at breakneck speed, so fast that we hardly have time to reflect on all we’ve been through. To take a moment to pause and consider the sum total of our experiences then, is a luxury we must afford, if we are to actively, consciously build a better future for ourselves. That … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: The Future Show by Chong Tze Chien and Jo Tan

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Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change by Sing’theatre

Comedic musical sketches illustrating the entire cycle of love. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (TJ Taylor) 8 Book and Lyrics (Joe DiPietro) 8 Music Composition (Jimmy Roberts) 8 Performance (Andrew Marko, Benjamin Chow, Misha Paule Tan, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai) 8 Music Performance (Elaine Chan, Han Oh) 8 Set Design (Wong Chee Wai) 8 Costume Coordination (Theresa Chan) 8 Lighting Design (Tai Zi Feng) 8 … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change by Sing’theatre

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Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Ashvin Gidwani’s Devdas – The Musical by AGP World Asia Pacific

Bollywood comes to the stage with innovative choreography amidst simple staging. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Toby Gough) 8 Script (Toby Gough) 8 Music (Parivesh Singh) 8 Performance 8 Choreography (Devdendra Singh) 9 Production Design (Tom Kitney) 8 Total 49/60 (82%) Final Score: ★★★★☆ Made famous by the hit 2002 film starring Shah Rukh Khan and Aiswarya Rai, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel Devdas finally … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Ashvin Gidwani’s Devdas – The Musical by AGP World Asia Pacific

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Arts, Review, Theatre

Review: Changeling by Void Deck Games

The hardest battles are with your own inner demons. Often thought of as a time of innocence, exploration and freedom, childhood is one of the most precious things a person can possess. But for Singaporeans at least, childhood is also incredibly fragile, with one of the biggest threats to it being the dreaded national examinations. A single misstep is all it takes to fall behind, … Continue reading Review: Changeling by Void Deck Games

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Arts, London, Review

Review: Sunny Side Up at Theatre Peckham

by Robyn Ong LONDON – On the heels of a successful run at Peckham Fringe 2022, Sunny Side Up made a brief return to Theatre Peckham this February, where I was lucky enough to catch its sold-out final show. Written and performed by David Alade and directed by Suzann McLean, the play is an autobiographical coming-of-age tale, experienced through the eyes of Lil D, Alade’s … Continue reading Review: Sunny Side Up at Theatre Peckham

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Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: I am trying to say something true (TRIP 2023)

Renee Yeong captures fragility and pain of truth in this cerebral, confessional work. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Renee Yeong) 8 Script (Michelle Tan) 8 Performance (Sabrina Sng) 8 Set Design (Petrina Dawn Tan) 8 Lighting Design (Gabriel Chan) 8 Sound Design (Jing Ng) 8 Total 48/60 (80%) Final Score: ★★★★☆ The truth is a difficult burden to bear, one that weighs heavy the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: I am trying to say something true (TRIP 2023)

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Arts, Checkpoint Theatre, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes by Checkpoint Theatre

Myle Yan Tay’s professional debut is a sublime exploration of male friendship and the minority experience. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Huzir Sulaiman) 10 Script (Myle Yan Tay) 10 Performance (Gosteloa Spancer, Krish Natarajan, Ebi Shankara, Adib Kosnan, Shahid Nasheer) 10 Set Design (Petrina Dawn Tan) 9 Lighting Design (Petrina Dawn Tan) 8 Sound Design (Shah Tahir) 8 Costume/Hair and Makeup (Huzir Sulaiman/Norehan Fong-Harun) … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes by Checkpoint Theatre

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