Brilliant dramatic monologue shows ugliness of speciesism and tyranny of society. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Phala O Phala) 9 Script (Phala O Phala) 8 Performance (Tony Bonani Miyambo) 9 Total 26/30 (87%) Final Score: ★★★★★ A cursory glance at a single human and ape, and you’d swear we were worlds apart. Yet surprisingly, the two species share almost 99% of the same DNA. … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Kafka’s Ape by Phala O Phala and Tony Bonani Miyambo

Searching for meaning beyond marriage as the endgame. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Alvin Tan) 6 Script (Rajkumar Thiagaras, Ryan Ang, Fadhil Daud) 6 Performance (Rajkumar Thiagaras, Ryan Ang, Fadhil Daud) 6 Composition / Sound Design (Emily Wong Ng Jing) 7 Scenography (Petrina Dawn Tan) 6 Multimedia /Film (Genevieve Peck / Tan Wei Ting) 8 Choreography (Ryan Ang) 7 Total 46/70 (66%) Final Score: … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Never The Bride by The Necessary Stage

An invitation to ponder over the future of families in the anthropocene. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Andrew Sutherland) 7 Script (Noémie Huttner-Koros) 7 Performance (Noémie Huttner-Koros) 8 Audiovisual Design (Edwin Sitt) 6 Lighting Design (Jasmine Lifford) 7 Costume Design (Molly Werner) 7 Stage Design (Molly Werner) 6 Sound Design (Lyndon Blue) 8 Total 54/80 (68%) Final Score: ★★★☆☆ Noémie Huttner-Koros loves babies. But … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Mother of Compost by Noémie Huttner-Koros

The hidden life of trees, revealed. Written by Jenny Lyn Bader and directed by Erin B Mee, in This Is Not A Theatre Company’s Tree Confessions, audience members get to hear from a character they’d never have imagined ever hearing the voice of: a tree. The mechanics of the show are simple – audience members are required to find a tree of their choosing, sit … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Tree Confessions by This Is Not A Theatre Company