★★★☆☆ Review: The Monster In The Mirror by Bitesize Theatre and Gateway Arts

Online musical for teens features catchy songs amidst a shaky plot.  With the pandemic in place, school assembly programmes are becoming an increasingly tough sell for arts groups, who can no longer physically be present to perform for students. But for Bitesize Theatre, they’ve spent the last year innovating, adapting, and expanding a work that’s tailor-made for schools, with the release of their full-length online … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Monster In The Mirror by Bitesize Theatre and Gateway Arts

Review: Broken Turns by Qotn. Van Su Yun

Choose your own Spanish dance class. Despite its status as a corporate meeting platform, Zoom has offered up a surprising number of possibilities and potential as a medium for theatre. For performer Qotn. Van Su Yun, director Adeeb Fazah, and writer Nah Dominic, it’s become a prime means of experimentation when it comes to storytelling in the pandemic season, as seen in their new work … Continue reading Review: Broken Turns by Qotn. Van Su Yun

Preview: The Monster In The Mirror by Bitesize Theatre and Gateway Arts

Developed and presented under Gateway Arts’ Collective-In-Residence Programme, get ready for a brand new musical hitting your screens this March. The Monster In The Mirror Musical is an original 90-minute digi-theatrical pop musical by theatre collective Bitesize Theatre Productions. The musical film follows the journey of Jane, an insecure teenager who is constantly bullied in school and scolded at home by her overbearing mother. Worse … Continue reading Preview: The Monster In The Mirror by Bitesize Theatre and Gateway Arts

Review: A Man Waiting For The Leaves To Fall by The Aesthetic Project

Abstract short film wrings the tears even when there are no actors and no words. In their debut production, The Aesthetic Project stretches the limits of what could be considered theatre, with their show A man waiting for the leaves to fall. Presented as a short film with no actors, the production was conceptualised and directed by Judee Tan, and highlights the skills of their multitalented … Continue reading Review: A Man Waiting For The Leaves To Fall by The Aesthetic Project

Preview: Broken Turns by Qotn. Van Su Yun

The tortured artist has been a familiar stereotype since time immemorial. But in the case of dancers, it’s a stereotype that holds water, as they quite literally suffer for their art from years of physical training, and the actual act of performing choreography and moves that put strain on their bodies. This idea of pain is just one of the many ideas that will be … Continue reading Preview: Broken Turns by Qotn. Van Su Yun

★★★☆☆ Review: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

Ambitious project takes a leaf from the past and spotlights newer actors. In the making since 2018, The Singapore Trilogy marks one of The Second Breakfast Company’s (2BCo) most ambitious projects. Combining Robert Yeo’s plays Are You There, Singapore? (1974), One Year Back Home (1980) and Changi (1997) into a single 2.5 hour epic, the play traces the lives of two siblings and a close friend, … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

★★★★☆ Review: The Sound Inside by Singapore Repertory Theatre

We’re only as alone as we want to be. If it’s one thing that the coronavirus lockdowns have made us realise, it’s that no man is an island, and human contact is a necessity. In The Sound Inside, the latest play by Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), playwright Adam Rapp takes that idea a step further, with how it is human contact that can spell the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Sound Inside by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Wild Rice announces four ‘epic journeys’ to be staged from April to August 2021

Wild Rice has announced a new slate of shows as part of its 2021 season. Crafted around deeply personal stories, each production promises to take audiences on thought-provoking journeys of growth and self-discovery. “At a time when we’ve all been grounded in Singapore by the pandemic, there is one place you can go that can take you on journeys which are at once epic and … Continue reading Wild Rice announces four ‘epic journeys’ to be staged from April to August 2021

Preview: A Man Waiting For The Leaves To Fall by The Aesthetic Project

No dialogue. No actors. How does one stage a narrative driven by theatrical design choices and the camera? A man waiting for the leaves to fall is a new digital performative narration that chronicles the pivotal events in a man’s life. This 15 minute digital production explores the relationship of the film medium within a new theatre paradigm where theatrical design takes centerstage as characters. … Continue reading Preview: A Man Waiting For The Leaves To Fall by The Aesthetic Project

Preview: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

Local theatre company The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo) ushers in their 2021 season with an exciting, ambitious project they’ve been working on for some time now: Robert Yeo’s The Singapore Trilogy. Slated to be staged in March at the Stamford Arts Centre Black Box, The Singapore Trilogy combines Robert Yeo’s Are You There, Singapore? (1974), One Year Back Home (1980) and Changi (1997) into a single production, each … Continue reading Preview: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company