The Banter: A Bigger And Better Four Horse Road With Kuo Jian Hong and Jonathan Lim

First constructed in 1837, Singapore’s Waterloo Street now has over 170 years of history to its name, and a whole lot of lives and stories that have been intertwined with it. Stretched out between Rochor and Bras Basah, if you’ve lived in Singapore for any amount of time, you’re likely to have encountered its landmarks in some form or the other, be it Bras Basah MRT … Continue reading The Banter: A Bigger And Better Four Horse Road With Kuo Jian Hong and Jonathan Lim

Preview: Four Horse Road 四马路 2020 by The Theatre Practice

When The Theatre Practice produced Four Horse Road back in 2018, the project was a sprawling, massive undertaking. Taking its cues from immersive theatre and heavily vested in a firm foundation of research of the actual Waterloo Street to do justice to its history, the promenade theatre production was unlike anything the local theatre scene had ever seen before. Now, they’re bringing the remarkable production back for … Continue reading Preview: Four Horse Road 四马路 2020 by The Theatre Practice

M1 Patch! 2019: PROJECT Utopia《望眼吾托邦》 by The Theatre Practice (Review)

The Practice Space becomes a lab to experiment and play with the concept of ‘Utopia’. English writer Thomas Moore was the first person to write about utopias, or an imaginary perfect world. Can such a place exist in real life, or is it doomed to forever be a land of fiction? With The Theatre Practice’s PROJECT Utopia, five international artists then come together to distil that question … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2019: PROJECT Utopia《望眼吾托邦》 by The Theatre Practice (Review)

M1 Patch! 2019: A Dog’s House《野良犬之家》by M.O.V.E. Theatre (Review)

Cycles of abuse can be a real bitch to break out of in this harrowing, pitch black play. It’s not often that you leave a play feeling utterly corrupted by how dark it is, and if any company has done it, it’s Taiwan’s M.O.V.E. Theatre. Directed by Fu Hong-Zheng and written by Lin Meng-Huan, A Dog’s House is pitch black in tone, as we enter the home of … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2019: A Dog’s House《野良犬之家》by M.O.V.E. Theatre (Review)

Preview: M1 Patch! 2019 by The Theatre Practice

The Theatre Practice’s M1 Patch! A Theatre Festival of Artful Play returns for its second edition this June. Running for 3 months at the home of The Theatre Practice on Waterloo Street, a lengthy lineup of activities are set for this year’s edition, kicking off with an overnight camp in the theatre in June, and following up with a series of workshops, performances and more … Continue reading Preview: M1 Patch! 2019 by The Theatre Practice

Open Call: Audition For The Theatre Practice 2020 Season This May

  The Theatre Practice is without a doubt one of the foremost companies in Singapore who time and time again pushes the boundaries of theatre and produces memorable production after memorable production. Now, here’s your chance to join them in one of their upcoming shows for 2020, with their auditions taking place on 27th and 28th May 2019 at The Theatre Practice itself at 54 Waterloo … Continue reading Open Call: Audition For The Theatre Practice 2020 Season This May

Shanghai Nights: Liao Zhai Rocks! by The Theatre Practice (Review)

An overseas debut and source of Singaporean pride. SHANGHAI, CHINA – Presenting their original musical Liao Zhai Rocks! overseas for the very first time, it’s hard not to feel a sense of pride seeing The Theatre Practice’s name displayed across the massive theatre at Shanghai Culture Square. Written by Wu Xi, with soundtrack by Eric Ng and lyrics by Xiaohan, the musical feels only appropriate as debut, … Continue reading Shanghai Nights: Liao Zhai Rocks! by The Theatre Practice (Review)

Strange Tales From A Theatre Studio: An Interview with Kuo Jian Hong, Joanna Dong and Sugie Phua of The Theatre Practice’s Liao Zhai Rocks! Shanghai Tour

The life of a Singaporean theatre production is often limited to a single staging before being relegated to a film in the archives, or living on in the memory of audiences lucky enough to have caught it. A restaging is a rare event, and for a company to present their work overseas rarer still. For The Theatre Practice (TTP), Liao Zhai Rocks! is nothing short of a … Continue reading Strange Tales From A Theatre Studio: An Interview with Kuo Jian Hong, Joanna Dong and Sugie Phua of The Theatre Practice’s Liao Zhai Rocks! Shanghai Tour

A Creative Space To Work, Create and Collaborate: Practice Tuckshop Reopens To Go Full Time

  Nestled in the heart of Waterloo Street lies the home of The Theatre Practice (TTP), and along with it, the Practice Tuckshop. A creative space for all to work, create and collaborate, the Practice Tuckshop has flung open its doors once again to the public to act as a shared space for all to gather for a wholesome drink, chill out or even have … Continue reading A Creative Space To Work, Create and Collaborate: Practice Tuckshop Reopens To Go Full Time