Review: Watching by Toy Factory
Apprehension towards NS hints at deeper family matters. Have you ever sat on the couch and gone on a TV marathon that lasts for so long that your vision gets […]
Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018: An Interview with Playwright/Director Stanley Seah and Actor Jon Cancio of Watching
As part of the 2018 edition of the Lab Projects, Toy Factory presents Watching, the second new play to be staged in their home in Chinatown at NOWPlaying@17. Written and […]
Review: Oedipus (鞭爱) by Toy Factory
An innovative staging turns this twisted police procedural into a living nightmare. If there’s one play this year that should come with a warning for the faint of heart, it’s […]
Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018: An Interview with Playwright Zhu Xin Chen and Director Goh Boon Teck of Oedipus (鞭爱)
This week, Toy Factory productions launches into their 2018 edition of the Lab Projects, presenting brand new plays staged in their own home in Chinatown at NOWPlaying@17. In the first […]
Preview: Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018 – Oedipus (鞭爱) and Watching
This September and October, Toy Factory will once again be throwing open the doors of their home in Chinatown as it becomes NOWplaying@17, becoming an incubation space for new and […]
Review: Here and Beyond by Toy Factory
A Toy Factory triumph in this adaptation of the only O-Level Literature Singapore text. Adapting a piece of literature from one medium to another can be challenging. The language alone […]
Reflections on a Skyline: An Interview with Here and Beyond Director Stanley Seah and Cast Member Jolene Wong
Toy Factory is having an incredibly busy year – they’ve already staged three brand new productions in 2018, ranging from epic hundred year musical to loving comedy tribute, and all […]
Preview: Here and Beyond by Toy Factory
This July, Toy Factory takes on the local literary scene as they adapt Singapore’s only local MOE prescribed literature text for ‘O’ Level students! In Here and Beyond (edited by Cyril Wong), 12 […]
Preview: Sing.Lang Concert (Sing.浪 2018) at Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Cultural Extravaganza
The 2018 Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Cultural Extravaganza wraps up this weekend after three weeks of festivities with a special two night concert featuring some of Singapore’s hottest stars […]
Review: Masters of Comedy by Toy Factory
A loving tribute to Chinese comedians and comedy in all its forms. In our childhood, we recall many nights glassy eyed and glued to the television while wolfing down our […]
Toy Factory’s Masters of Comedy: An Interview with Judee Tan and Sugie Phua
As part of the Singapore Chinese Culture Centre’s Cultural Extravaganza, local theatre company Toy Factory has been specially commissioned to create opening show Masters of Comedy 《天才谐星》, premiering this week! Directed by Goh […]
SIFA 2018: An Enemy of the People by Schaubühne Berlin (Preview)
An Enemy of the People is perhaps one of Henrik Ibsen’s most recognizable plays, following the tale of Dr Stockmann, a man who discovers that the drinking water in his spa town […]
SIFA 2018: A Dream Under The Southern Bough – The Beginning by Toy Factory (Review)
原来只是一场梦。 Inspired by Tang Xian Zu’s 16th Century Kun Opera 《南柯记》, A Dream Under The Southern Bough – The Beginning marks the first part in a planned theatre trilogy that will be staged […]
SIFA 2018: A Dream Under The Southern Bough – The Beginning by Toy Factory (Preview)
Toy Factory is having a busy year, with back to back productions in the form of Sometime Moon and Masters of Comedy in May. In between though, they’ve managed to produce an […]
Preview: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Cultural Extravaganza 2018
Ever since its opening a year ago, the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) has seen a steady stream of programmes and an ever rising number of visitors as its […]
Review:《有时月光》(Sometime Moon) by Toy Factory
Toy Factory’s stellar first production charts the birth and growth of a clan association over the last hundred years. Hokkien is a language that isn’t often associated with grace or […]
