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★★★★★ Theatre Review: ART (2026) by Godot Theatre Company

Godot Theatre’s take on Yasmina Reza’s beloved classic reminds us how art reveals uncomfortable truths about ourselves and how we live in a world of myriad perspectives. Duration: 135 minutes John Berger, in Ways of Seeing, famously writes that “the relation between what we see and what we know is never settled”. It is an idea that applies directly to Yasmina Reza’s ART, a play … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: ART (2026) by Godot Theatre Company

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★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Radicalisation of Mrs. Mary Lim-Rodrigues by Wild Rice

A precise, unsettling dissection of what happens when rules become more important than the people they are meant to serve. Duration: 90 minutes The Radicalisation of Mrs. Mary Lim-Rodrigues at times feels like a paradox: it is a play about the consequences of failing to see another person fully, yet it deliberately keeps its audience at a certain remove and emotional distance from its characters. … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Radicalisation of Mrs. Mary Lim-Rodrigues by Wild Rice

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★★★★★ Theatre Review: Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice by Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre

Sarah Ruhl’s retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth comes alive under Ghafir Akbar’s inventive and imaginative staging, and the cast’s deeply sincere performances. Duration: 90 minutes For more than two thousand years, the story of Orpheus and Eurydice has endured as one of Greek mythology’s great stories of love and loss. Orpheus, the gifted musician, travels into the Underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice by Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre

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★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Secret Drawer by Instant Café Theatre Company

New documentary theatre work excavates Malaysia’s buried history one memory at a time. There is a cleverness to The Secret Drawer that becomes apparent almost immediately: the production makes its black-box space feel like somewhere secret. Designed by producer Tan Cher Kian and directed by Jo Kukathas, the stage resembles an underground lair or private archive, with objects and figures surrounding Ling Tang and Lim … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Secret Drawer by Instant Café Theatre Company

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Concert Review: Nathania Ong – HONEST – Live in Concert

A deeply personal homecoming as the West End star steps out from behind her characters and into her own story. It is a disarming sight to see musical theatre star Nathania Ong wash dishes. For a performer whose career has taken her from Singapore to the West End stage, whose name is now synonymous with some of musical theatre’s most demanding roles, HONEST begins with … Continue reading Concert Review: Nathania Ong – HONEST – Live in Concert

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Interview: ‘Eurydice’ director Ghafir Akbar speaks on Greek, grief and the future of Malaysian theatre

When Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre (JCPAC) approached Ghafir Akbar about presenting a production, he already knew which play he wanted to pull from the back of his mind: Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice, “I love Greek plays and I love this play,” he says. “But one of my concerns was also that sometimes when you think about classic plays, the language can be quite demanding, and … Continue reading Interview: ‘Eurydice’ director Ghafir Akbar speaks on Greek, grief and the future of Malaysian theatre

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★★★★★ Theatre Review: The Parting Glass by Gateway Arts

Rishi Vadrevu and Juliana Kassim Chan deliver warm, sincere performances in Gateway Arts’ tender, devastating site-specific production, drawing attention to masculinity and mental health. Duration: 75 minutes There is something fitting about setting a play called The Parting Glass in a pub. Originally written by Chris O’Connor, the play takes its title from a traditional Irish and Scottish farewell song about having one last drink … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: The Parting Glass by Gateway Arts

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★★★★☆ Theatre Review: MONSTRESS by ART:DIS

A harrowing, brutally honest look at what happens when we judge what we see without looking closer, and the people who fall through the cracks as a result. For a long time now, disability in Singapore has been framed through the language of charity and celebration: to champion the differently abled, applaud their resilience, celebrate the obstacles they have overcome, and hold them up as … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: MONSTRESS by ART:DIS

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Preview: Crack The Case – Wonderland by Sight Lines Entertainment

Something has gone terribly wrong in Wonderland. The tea is cold. The riddles have gone stale. The inhabitants aren’t quite themselves. And, most troubling of all, the Mad Hatter has lost the very thing that makes him the Mad Hatter: his Madness. Now, he needs help getting it back. This October, audiences will be invited down the rabbit hole for Crack The Case: Wonderland, the … Continue reading Preview: Crack The Case – Wonderland by Sight Lines Entertainment

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Preview: MJ The Michael Jackson Musical arrives in Singapore August 2027, waitlist now open

More than three decades after Michael Jackson brought his Dangerous World Tour to Singapore, the King of Pop’s music and creative legacy are set to return to the city, this time on the stage. MJ The Michael Jackson Musical, the four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway production, will open for a limited season at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, in August 2027, giving Singapore audiences the chance … Continue reading Preview: MJ The Michael Jackson Musical arrives in Singapore August 2027, waitlist now open

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