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Love is sometimes about making difficult choices. Every Singaporean knows about the koel bird – even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve certainly heard it in the wee hours of the morning, crying ‘oo-woo!’ repeatedly at the top of its lungs. But what exactly is it trying to convey in those cries? From writer Raimi Safari and director Mohd Fared Jainal, the koel is the … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Oo-Woo by The Necessary Stage
The Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) has announced the details of the upcoming 52nd HKAF in February and March 2024, featuring more than 1,400 outstanding international and local artists in over 150 performances of 45 programmes, and more than 350 PLUS, outreach and education events. The 52nd HKAF opens officially on 22 February 2024, with the Bayerische Staatsoper’s performance of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss, … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: 52nd Hong Kong Arts Festival brings 45 international and local programmes to the stage
A forum theatre primer on how to begin processing suicide. The forum theatre format has long been used as a form of empowerment, giving audience members the power of choice to change the narrative of a play when invited to step in and make major decisions. Often, this has been used to address key social issues, and give ordinary viewers the realisation that they do … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Here Where You Were by Matter.Less
Generations of Singaporeans have grown up with the films of Jack Neo, be they the I Not Stupid series of films dealing with the education system, or the more recent Ah Boys To Men series capturing the National Service experience. But one of Neo’s biggest and most relevant film franchises to date remains the Money No Enough series, dealing with one of the most important … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with director Jack Neo and the cast of ‘Money No Enough 3’
In a dramatic turn of events, Singapore Theatre Company (STC), has announced a second rebranding in 2024, a week after dropping their former name of Singapore Repertory Theatre. The name change was already a milestone one for the company, having had its original name since their beginnings in Singapore 30 years ago. Now, after community feedback, they’ve announced a second change to come in the … Continue reading Standing Stronger Together: Singapore Theatre Company decides to rebrand once again, in solidarity with the local theatre community
Expansion of one-man show into ensemble piece becomes confusing mess. When Thom Pain (based on nothing) premiered in 2004, the one-man show received rave reviews and was described to be unlike anything else at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that year. It’s a rather odd but endearing sounding script, wherein the long-suffering protagonist recounts the story of a bee sting, a boy with a dog that … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Thom Paine (Based on Nothing) by Edith Podesta, Yarra Ileto, and NAFA
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Introduced as a new anchor event of the annual Singapore Art Week (SAW) in 2023, international art fair ART SG had big shoes they had to fill and high expectations. But last year, they seemed to struck gold with their approach towards curating and setting up an art fair, not only making strong sales, but also incorporating a well-thought out list of partners and engaging … Continue reading Art What!: An Interview with ART SG Co-Founder Magnus Renfrew and Fair Director Shuyin Yang
A lavish gustatory experience to accompany a night at the cinema. Even in an age of Netflix and other streaming services, where you can pause the show at any point, get comfortable in your shorts and tee combo, and load up on snacks, there’s still something special about experiencing the magic of film in the theatre with others. And if you ever needed more reason … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Nom Nom Cinema presents The Grand Budapest Hotel
But different. Modern day office work can be a slog – from the day to day commute to the facetious performance we put on in front of our colleagues, to the droll routines and the pressure of climbing the corporate ladder. As a result, burnout is almost always lurking around the corner, threatening to rear its head and bring us crashing down. But perhaps there … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: SAME SAME by Dame de Pic/Cie Karine Ponties & Temporary Collective
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