Category: Review

Arts, Comedy, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Comedy Review: Slomosexual by Nebulous Niang

Awkward, overflowing, and deeply sincere, Slomosexual feels less like a polished comedy special than a late-blooming queer life finally given space to be told out loud Less a tightly engineered standup special than an open diary performed live, Nebulous Niang’s Slomosexual arrives fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Saigon International Comedy Festival to Blu Jazz Clarke Quay. In the autobiographical stand-up power hour, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Comedy Review: Slomosexual by Nebulous Niang

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, NAFA Theatre Studio, Review, Theatre

Theatre Review: Pulau Rindu by Emergency Stairs x NAFA Industry Project 2026

Finding the shape of yearning through deconstructing a city and all the lives and stories within it. What does it mean to belong, and what happens if that belonging is tied to a place that exists only in memory, imagination, or longing? Pulau Rindu, directed by Tan Shou Chen and presented as part of the NAFA Industry Project by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and … Continue reading Theatre Review: Pulau Rindu by Emergency Stairs x NAFA Industry Project 2026

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, NAFA Theatre Studio, Review, Theatre

Theatre Review: Backstage Protocol 后台协议 by Emergency Stairs x NAFA Industry Project 2026

Demystifying the backstage and paying tribute to the unseen parts of production In line with Emergency Stairs’ ethos, Backstage Protocol, part of the NAFA Industry Project 2026 by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and Emergency Stairs, leans fully into uncertainty, trading narrative clarity for process, and polish for possibility. As a showcase, it feels less concerned with delivering a cohesive theatrical product and more invested … Continue reading Theatre Review: Backstage Protocol 后台协议 by Emergency Stairs x NAFA Industry Project 2026

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Arts, Intercultural Theatre Institute, Review, Theatre

Theatre Review: godategod by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Spiritual sequel to Haresh Sharma’s godeatgod explores faith, identity and belonging through a modern, foreign lens. Presented by the Intercultural Theatre Institute’s graduating class of 2026, Haresh Sharma’s godategod acts as a spiritual successor to his earlier godeatgod, originally written as a theatrical response to the devastating events of 9/11 and how to carry on in the face of the existential and spiritual crises it … Continue reading Theatre Review: godategod by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: The BFG by the RSC, Chichester Festival Theatre, Roald Dahl Story Company, co-presented with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and SRT

A splendiferous invitation to dream big, in this magical adaptation of a beloved children’s classic with masterful puppetry and a giant heart full of hope. What if a single dream could change the world, and all it took was one small, brave “human bean” to believe in it? That spirit lies at the heart of The BFG by Roald Dahl, now reimagined in a breathtaking … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: The BFG by the RSC, Chichester Festival Theatre, Roald Dahl Story Company, co-presented with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and SRT

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Arts, Concert, Music, Review, Singapore

Concert Review: The Music of China’s Magnificent Mountains – Darrell Ang and SCO

Darrell Ang leads the Singapore Chinese Orchestra through an immersive soundscape capturing a vivid journey across mountains. Last weekend, under the baton of Darrell Ang, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s The Music of China’s Magnificent Mountains unfolded like a carefully charted expedition, one where every ascent, valley, and horizon was shaped with intention. From the very beginning, Ang established a distinct presence, where his entrance was … Continue reading Concert Review: The Music of China’s Magnificent Mountains – Darrell Ang and SCO

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Theatres

★★★★☆ Dance Review: Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

Somewhere between trance and precision, Fase keeps turning. Watching Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich, the signature work of Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, feels less like attending a performance and more like submitting to a condition. It is not something that easily invites a rating. It asks instead for time, attention, and a willingness to sit inside repetition—something that feels … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Dance Review: Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

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Arts, Checkpoint Theatre, musical, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Secondary – The Musical (2026) by Checkpoint Theatre

Note: the performance reviewed featured understudies in the following major roles: Risa Ann Wong as Lilin, Nadya Zaheer as Mandy, Izzul Irfan as Omar, Fahim Murshed as Reyansh, Coco Wang as Ensemble (Discipline, Rong, Vice-Principal, Hui Ling), Nurulhuda Hassan as (Ensemble: Humour, Nadrah, Welfare, Amira, Cik Sya) weish’s Secondary: The Musical returns with a surer, more confident restaging, deepening the emotional resonance of an already … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Secondary – The Musical (2026) by Checkpoint Theatre

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Arts, musical, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Theatre Review: [title of show] (2026) by Sing’theatre

Metatheatrical musical pokes fun at the Broadway dream with charm and twee humour. Few musicals are as self-mythologising or as beloved within musical theatre circles as [title of show]. Since its debut, the meta-musical about two writers racing to create a musical has earned a kind of cult status, not just for its wit, but for how closely it mirrors the aspirations, anxieties, and inside … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: [title of show] (2026) by Sing’theatre

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Arts, festival, Malay Theatre, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Randai Macbeth by ASWARA

Shakespeare meets the Nusantara in a bold, visceral Macbeth reborn through randai. It’s no small feat to make a 400-year-old play feel fresh, but Randai Macbeth achieves exactly that, and then some. Presented by Malaysia’s ASWARA and directed by Dr Norzizi Zulkifli, this bold adaptation reimagines Macbeth through the cultural lens of the Nusantara, transforming Shakespeare’s tale of ambition and moral decay into something visceral, … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Randai Macbeth by ASWARA

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