Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Review)

Torn down but not gone, the voices of Sungei Road live on in this piece of verbatim theatre. 10 July 2017. For most people, it was an ordinary day. But for the vendors of Sungei Road, that’s a date that marked the end of their lives as they knew it, the official day the historic Thieves’ Market was closed for good, and its inhabitants displaced … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Review)

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Review)

The faghag is elevated to modern day superhero in Pam Oei’s hugely entertaining, big hearted origin story.  On their own, ‘fag’ and ‘hag’ are pretty derogatory words. But as Singapore’s biggest faghag puts it, two negatives make a positive, and Pam Oei celebrates the term in all its glory in her aptly titled cabaret show of the same name. Faghag opens in song as Pam confidently strides … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Review)

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Actress Prepares (Review)

An Actress Prepares confirms the one thing we all already knew – Siti K is without a doubt one of the best actresses in local theatre today.  Siti Khalijah Zainal is one of the most recognizable and beloved actresses working in theatre today, by virtue of her name alone able to sell out entire runs. But it wasn’t always the case for her, as she delves … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Actress Prepares (Review)

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Preview)

Theatre is rife with gay men, and women who love them. And if there’s one person who’s out and proud to be a firm supporter of the rainbow cause, irresistibly drawn to gay boys (and vice versa), Pam Oei without a doubt fits the bill as a gold star faghag. But exactly when and how did this happen? In the autobiographical Faghag, Pam Oei dives deep into her … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Preview)

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Actress Prepares (Preview)

Siti Khalijah Zainal is one of our favourite actresses to watch onstage, and has pretty much excelled in every one of the diverse roles she’s been in, whether comedic or dramatic. And of the various types of theatre she’s been involved in, she’s always had a particularly powerful time performing monologues. An Actress Prepares then, is the perfect show for Siti to bare all in this … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Actress Prepares (Preview)

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Preview)

W!ld Rice is no stranger to verbatim theatre, having presented both the critically and commercially acclaimed plays Cooling Off Day and Cook A Pot of Curry. At the 2018 Singapore Theatre Festival, they’ve done their research and come up with yet another piece, this time focusing on the vendors from the recently shut down Sungei Road Market. In One Metre Square, get ready to meet a … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Preview)

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: 招: When The Cold Wind Blows/G.F.E. (Review)

What does it mean to be a man? Two surreal Mandarin plays tackle the toxic mindset of masculinity about what it means to be a man today.  Are you any less of a man if you don’t shout, swear, or display an unrelenting libido?Toxic masculinity is placed in the spotlight in W!ld Rice’s double bill of new Mandarin works for this year’s Singapore Theatre Festival, … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: 招: When The Cold Wind Blows/G.F.E. (Review)

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Double Bill – G.F.E. / 招: When The Cold Wind Blows (Preview)

Amidst stories of the underdog and minorities, does the straight Chinese male have a story to tell in Singapore society? Two playwrights think so, and at the 2018 Singapore Theatre Festival, will be presenting these intimate stories of what it means to be a Singaporean male in today’s world, in a doublebill of two plays. In the first half of the doublebill, director Ric Liu … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Double Bill – G.F.E. / 招: When The Cold Wind Blows (Preview)

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Interview with Festival Co-Artistic Director Alfian Sa’at

W!ld Rice’s 2018 Singapore Theatre Festival has just completed its first weekend, starting off with a strong note with three fantastic new plays and peripheral activities as they once again dive deep into the very heart of the human condition, and specifically, the Singaporean human condition. With two weeks to go and five more new, almost completely sold out plays set to premiere, we asked playwright and 2018 … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Interview with Festival Co-Artistic Director Alfian Sa’at

Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Building A Character (Review)

Stripping back the layers to reveal actress Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai at her most vulnerable, while still showcasing all her talents.  All her life, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai has been playing roles. From spending long hours as a child parked in front of Channel News Asia emulating the broadcasters, to changing her accent to fit in, to her current career as an actress becoming a different character each … Continue reading Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Building A Character (Review)