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Preview: After Life by SRT’s The Young Company

If you could spend eternity with just one precious memory, what would it be? Adapted from Hirokazu Koreeda’s acclaimed film of the same name, this December, get ready for Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Young Company (TYC) as they present Jack Thorne’s After Life at the Drama Centre Black Box. After Life takes us into a bureaucratic waiting room between life and death, where a diverse … Continue reading Preview: After Life by SRT’s The Young Company

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★★★★★ Review: 2:22 – A Ghost Story by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Haunted by the prospect of death and the pain of grief. Art and entertainment that market themselves under the horror genre have an uphill task. By knowing that horror is involved, audience members naturally come in expecting there will be scares at some point, and beyond having to deliver on that, contemporary horror often also has to go a step further, by wrapping it all … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: 2:22 – A Ghost Story by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins and the cast of ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’ by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Fear often gets the better of us, and our imaginations begin to run wild. But what if there’s more evidence than just your thoughts that seems to point to something supernatural happening? In 2:22 – A Ghost Story, that is precisely the conundrum at hand, as a young couple who have just moved into their dream home begin to experience strange occurrences at precisely 2:22am … Continue reading An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins and the cast of ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’ by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Preview: 2:22 – A Ghost Story by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Still in the midst of the 30th anniversary celebrations and coming off a stellar return of Shakespeare in the Park, Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) has announced their next production for 2023 – Danny Robbins’ 2:22 – A Ghost Story. Seeing resounding success on London’s West End and Los Angeles, this award-winning play tells the story of Jenny and Sam, a young couple who have just … Continue reading Preview: 2:22 – A Ghost Story by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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★★★★★ Review: Shakespeare In The Park 2023 -A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

SRT makes magic happen under the moonlight with visually stunning production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Guy Unsworth) 9 Composer (Mervin Wong) 9 Performance (Ghafir Akbar, Julie Wee, Daniel Jenkins, Natalie Yeap, Timothy Wan, Vanessa Kee, Nicholas Chan, Isabella Chiam, Crenshaw Yeo, Vester Ng, Dennis Sofian, Rino Junior John, Krish Natarajan) 9 Production Design (Richard Kent) 10 Lighting Design … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Shakespeare In The Park 2023 -A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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SRT’s Shakespeare In The Park 2023: An Interview with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ director Guy Unsworth, and actors Julie Wee and Ghafir Akbar

As the weather grows ever warmer and the days stretch ever longer, there’s at least one moment of respite that’s looming on the horizon – the long-awaited comeback of Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) Shakespeare In The Park series, which makes a triumphant return to Fort Canning Park this week, with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With five years between the previous edition (Julius Caesar, 2018) and … Continue reading SRT’s Shakespeare In The Park 2023: An Interview with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ director Guy Unsworth, and actors Julie Wee and Ghafir Akbar

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Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

“The course of true love never did run smooth.” This May, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s beloved Shakespeare in the Park series makes a triumphant comeback, as they return to Fort Canning Park to stage the bard’s most popular comedy – A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Last performed as part of Shakespeare In The Park in 2007, get ready to roll out your picnic mats, break out the … Continue reading Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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★★★★☆ 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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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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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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