Category: Theatre Companies

Arts, Checkpoint Theatre, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes by Checkpoint Theatre

Myle Yan Tay’s professional debut is a sublime exploration of male friendship and the minority experience. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Huzir Sulaiman) 10 Script (Myle Yan Tay) 10 Performance (Gosteloa Spancer, Krish Natarajan, Ebi Shankara, Adib Kosnan, Shahid Nasheer) 10 Set Design (Petrina Dawn Tan) 9 Lighting Design (Petrina Dawn Tan) 8 Sound Design (Shah Tahir) 8 Costume/Hair and Makeup (Huzir Sulaiman/Norehan Fong-Harun) … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes by Checkpoint Theatre

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Arts, musical, Review, The Theatre Practice, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: The Soldier and His Virtuous Wife by The Theatre Practice

Traditional Yuan Opera becomes a high energy pop musical for modern audiences. Every couple probably has a funny story to share with friends, whether it’s how they met, or humorous anecdotes from their time together. But how often does a man end up flirting with his wife because he doesn’t recognise her? That’s one story that The Theatre Practice (Practice) have decided to bring to … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Soldier and His Virtuous Wife by The Theatre Practice

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre, Wild Rice

★★★★☆ Review: An Inspector Calls by Wild Rice

Social commentary on the 1% subverts the traditional mystery. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Glen Goei) 9 Script (J.B. Priestley) 8 Performance (Ghafir Akbar, Serene Chen, Benjamin Chow, Siobhan Covey, Lim Kay Siu, Dennis Sofian, Yap Yi Kai) 9 Music and Sound (Julian Wong) 8 Lighting Design (James Tan) 8 Set Design (Wong Chee Wai) 8 Costume/Hair/Makeup (Leonard Augustine Choo/Ashley Lim/Bobbie Ng) 9 Total … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: An Inspector Calls by Wild Rice

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musical, Review, Singapore, The Second Breakfast Company, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: The Paiseh Pieces by The Second Breakfast Company

New musical sees 2BCo stretching into new directions as they tackle the perils of adulting. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Adeeb Fazah) 8 Book (Adeeb Fazah) 8 Music/Lyrics (Bennett Bay/Stephanie Phang) 8 Performance (Gail Belmonte, Kevin Brendan, Nadya Zaheer, Fiona Chua, Misha Paule Tan, Rino Junior John, Sharon Mah, Tan Rui Shan) 8 Costume Design (Denise Dolendo) 8 Choreography (Pat Jon Gregory) 8 Set … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Paiseh Pieces by The Second Breakfast Company

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Interview, Preview, Singapore, The Second Breakfast Company, Theatre

The Paiseh Pieces: An Interview with writer/director Adeeb Fazah, composer Bennett Bay and lyricist Stephanie Phang

The paiseh piece – the very last item left on the plate people are afraid to take, for fear of offending everyone else, and looking like a selfish person. As a result, that paiseh piece remains untouched, the sole survivor that is left alone. Could there be such paiseh pieces living among us, in their own lonely existences? That’s the basis and inspiration behind The … Continue reading The Paiseh Pieces: An Interview with writer/director Adeeb Fazah, composer Bennett Bay and lyricist Stephanie Phang

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Wild Rice

Wild Rice announces An Inspector Calls, The Butterfly Lovers and Hotel as first three shows of 2023

With the end of 2022 comes the beginning of 2023, and with that – a brand new theatre season for leading Singapore theatre company Wild Rice, who’ve just announced the first three shows of 2023 – a new staging of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, the arrival of the first English-language opera adaptation The Butterfly Lovers, and the restaging of their critically-acclaimed Hotel. A thought-provoking … Continue reading Wild Rice announces An Inspector Calls, The Butterfly Lovers and Hotel as first three shows of 2023

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Arts, Review, SRT, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: The Almighty Sometimes by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Newcomer Arielle Jasmine delivers a stellar performance in this play about the side effects of psychotropics and perils of parenthood. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Daniel Jenkins) 8 Script (Kendall Feaver) 7 Performance (Arielle Jasmine Van Zuijlen, Karen Tan, Salif Hardie, Shona Benson) 9 Set Design (Eucien Chia) 7 Lighting Design (Gabriel Chan) 10 Sound Design (Daniel Wong) 8 Costumes (Leonard Augustine Choo) 8 … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Almighty Sometimes by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts, Interview, Preview, SRT, Theatre

SRT’s The Almighty Sometimes: An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins and rising star Arielle Jasmine

Mental health issues have been a concern since time immemorial, but it is only in more contemporary times that they have finally been taken seriously, with proper psychiatric treatment and medication used to curb the symptoms and cure patients. But with the rise of treatment comes the controversy of side effects and criticism from older generations – is there such a thing as a ‘medication … Continue reading SRT’s The Almighty Sometimes: An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins and rising star Arielle Jasmine

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Arts, Preview, SRT, Theatre

Preview: The Almighty Sometimes by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Following the blockbuster restaging of The LKY Musical (in association with Aiwei), Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) wraps up the year with an intimate and exceptionally beautiful play about love, life and letting go, no matter what the consequences are, with Kendall Feaver’s multi-award-winning play The Almighty Sometimes. The Almighty Sometimes is a profound and compelling study of a young woman trying to discover where her … Continue reading Preview: The Almighty Sometimes by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts, Pangdemonium, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: End of the Rainbow by Pangdemonium!

Mina Kaye turns out her finest performance yet as Judy Garland in her final days. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Tracie Pang) 9 Script (Peter Quilter) 8 Performance (Mina Kaye, Shane Mardjuki, TJ Taylor, Andrew Marko) 10 Set (Eucien Chia) 10 Lighting (James Tan) 10 Costumes (Leonard Augustine Choo, Ashley Lim, Bobbie Ng) 10 Sound (Ctrl Fre@k) 10 Live Music (Joel Nah, Brandon Wong, … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: End of the Rainbow by Pangdemonium!

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