Category: Reviews

Arts, Kids, Resorts World Sentosa, Reviews, Singapore, Theatres

Review: Spooky Seas 2017 @ RWS’ S.E.A. Aquarium

Besides Halloween Horror Nights happening next door at Universal Studios, did you know that this October, even the S.E.A. Aquarium is joining in on the festive Halloween fun? Spooky Seas takes place over the entire month of October at the S.E.A. Aquarium, and since it takes place during the day, is a perfect opportunity for parents to take your kids to the aquarium and let them revel … Continue reading Review: Spooky Seas 2017 @ RWS’ S.E.A. Aquarium

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Arts, Review, Reviews, Theatre

Review: A Faerie Tale By Wide Eyed Theatre

Despite a ten year gap from their last show, Wide Eyed Theatre’s seventh production received an almost sold out run. Taking place in the home of Wide Eyed Theatre, a small shop house in the heart of the Nakano district in Tokyo, this unsuspecting place played host to a dark, modern fairy tale for adults. Even though the play was in English, it was heartening … Continue reading Review: A Faerie Tale By Wide Eyed Theatre

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Arts, Local Event, Review, Reviews

忍弥 NIYA – Hello Hokkaido

If you’ve watched Kubo and the Two Strings, chances are you’ll probably already be familiar with a shamisen, a traditional Japanese string instrument. Enter promising young Japanese shamisen player Niya, whom we had the pleasure of meeting at the Hello Hokkaido! Fair. You may think that the shamisen is old and outdated just because it’s traditional, but Niya wants to dispel that myth. Niya was … Continue reading 忍弥 NIYA – Hello Hokkaido

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Local Event, Review, Reviews, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Best of (His Story) by The Necessary Stage [2/11/16]

In the theatre world, we’re usually hard pressed to find sequels to plays that premiered just a few years ago, and even rarer – a monologue. Best Of (His Story) is a follow up piece to 2013’s Best Of, which featured Siti Khalijah as a Muslim woman undergoing a divorce. Come 2016, this version now features Sani Hussin as a Muslim man going through divorce instead, to see what it’s … Continue reading Review: Best of (His Story) by The Necessary Stage [2/11/16]

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Arts, Local Event, Review, Reviews, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: RENT by Pangdemonium! [9/10/16]

Rent has been a staple Broadway classic for years, featuring some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre history and making waves when it premiered in 1997, striking a chord with the disenfranchised artists of New York and the high cost of living. Last performed here in 2001 by the Singapore Repertory Theatre, Pangdemonium! has brought finally brought Rent back, 15 years later to a brand … Continue reading Review: RENT by Pangdemonium! [9/10/16]

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Arts, Experimental, Review, Reviews, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: GALA by Theatreworks [8/10/16]

Too often, we define the disabled by their limitations. But the truth is, each person is capable in their own way, with everyone deserving of a chance to shine. Directed and conceived by French choreographer Jérôme Bel, GALA features a massive 20 cast members onstage, with both amateur performers and professionals, including Timothy Nga, Fiona Lim and drag extraordinaire Becca d’Bus. GALA rifts on the theme of individualism and self-expression, using … Continue reading Review: GALA by Theatreworks [8/10/16]

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Arts, London, Review, Reviews, Theatre

Review: No Man’s Land (17/9/16)

First things first, absurdist plays are often lost on me. They’re often headscratchers, and leave you absolutely puzzled after the show. So what’s the big draw of No Man’s Land then? To catch acting legends Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen onstage, at the same time of course. No Man’s Land was written by absurdist playwright Harold Pinter in the 70s, and is set in a North … Continue reading Review: No Man’s Land (17/9/16)

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Film, LFF 2016, London, London Film Festival 2016, Reviews

London Film Festival 2016: Christine dir. Antonio Campos

“You’re not always the most approachable person.” “Maybe you’re just not approaching me in the right way.”   We’re going to spoiler you right from the start: things do not end well for Christine. But you’d already have guessed that if you knew the film was based on the true case of a newswoman who in the 70s, who committed suicide live on television. What purpose … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Christine dir. Antonio Campos

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Arts, Local Event, Review, Reviews, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: Eurydice by Couch Theatre [22/9/16]

For this review, I share my take on the latest production by Couch Theatre – consisting of young theatre enthusiasts that have consistently endeavoured at one full-length production a year since Melancholy play in 2013. They identify themselves with producing upbeat, offbeat theatre, particularly emphasizing on bringing out an enriching emotional experience for its viewers. Indeed, this vision carries forth in the way they handled … Continue reading Review: Eurydice by Couch Theatre [22/9/16]

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Experimental, Food, Review, Reviews

Gelato Festival 2016: Firenze

When we travelled to Italy in September, the weather was sweltering, with the sun tanning our skin till we were several shades darker.Thankfully, we were lucky enough to be in Florence at the same time as the annual Gelato Festival Finale was taking place! Gelato, for those not in the know, is basically Italian for ice-cream, and often considered lower in fat but higher in sugar … Continue reading Gelato Festival 2016: Firenze

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