Category: Theatre

Arts, Chinese Theatre, Interview, Nine Years Theatre, Preview, Theatre

See You, Anniversary: An Interview with Nine Years Theatre’s Nelson Chia and Mia Chee on restaging their hit show and the importance of celebrating milestones

How do we measure the years in our lives? Following a sold-out run of 13 shows in 2022, Nine Years Theatre’s (NYT) hit original show See You, Anniversary returns to the stage in 2025, once again inviting audiences to immerse themselves in this heartwarming and thought-provoking production.Ranking among the best new shows of 2022, See You, Anniversary follows the love story of a couple who … Continue reading See You, Anniversary: An Interview with Nine Years Theatre’s Nelson Chia and Mia Chee on restaging their hit show and the importance of celebrating milestones

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, musical, Review, Reviews, Sands Theatre, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Sunset Boulevard by Base Entertainment Asia

The sun never sets on an iconic musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard has always been one of the most strikingly gothic musicals in his canon, a sweeping adaptation of the original 1950 film that still resonates as an evergreen cautionary tale about Hollywood’s ruthless machinery that chews up and spits out anyone who dares to dream of making it big on the Sunset Strip. … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Sunset Boulevard by Base Entertainment Asia

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Review, Theatre

Review: Whispering Tiger, Hidden Essence by Grain Performance & Research Lab

A series of choreographic movements with nowhere to go. Age is just a number, at least, that seems to be the mantra adopted by Grain Performance & Research Lab, who aim to prove that anyone of any age can remain strong and resilient. Touting their cast spanning five generations (aged 18 to 84), Whispering Tiger, Hidden Essence sees Grain artistic director Beverly Yuen achieve her … Continue reading Review: Whispering Tiger, Hidden Essence by Grain Performance & Research Lab

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Interview, Music, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Huayi 2025: An Interview with playwright Katherine Hui-ling Chou and director Lee Yi Hsiu on Siong Leng Musical Association’s ‘The Heart of Jun – Memoirs of Zhaojun’

Renowned through Chinese history as one of the legendary Four Beauties of China, Wang Zhaojun’s importance went far beyond her looks, with diplomatic importance in her marriage that helped establish friendly ties with the Han dynasty. And while she may have long departed from this world, echoes of her existence continue to exist in our modern day, one which Nanyin music specialists Siong Leng Musical … Continue reading Huayi 2025: An Interview with playwright Katherine Hui-ling Chou and director Lee Yi Hsiu on Siong Leng Musical Association’s ‘The Heart of Jun – Memoirs of Zhaojun’

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Pangdemonium, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Pangdemonium!

Henrik Ibsen will always be a titan of contemporary theatre, and it’s no surprise that there remains great admiration and adulation for his work. Among them, A Doll’s House remains one of his most beloved, in its future-thinking feminist slant that saw an unhappily married woman break the chains of her nuptial prison, and slam the door behind her in an iconic final scene. Now, … Continue reading Preview: A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Pangdemonium!

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Dance with Me, News, Theatre

Chong Tze Chien takes the stage to chart the course for the next phase of the Singapore International Festival of Arts from 2026-2028

Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Singapore’s annual pinnacle performing arts festival organised by Arts House Limited (AHL), and commissioned by the National Arts Council (NAC), welcomes Chong Tze Chien as its Festival Director from 2026 to 2028. Chong succeeds Natalie Hennedige, who will conclude her four-year tenure this year with the 48th edition of SIFA, which runs from 16 May to 1 June 2025. … Continue reading Chong Tze Chien takes the stage to chart the course for the next phase of the Singapore International Festival of Arts from 2026-2028

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Hedda Gabler by The Winter Players

Fresh new take on Ibsen’s classic features promising young cast and a sassy interpretation. Of all the iconic roles in theatre, Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler ranks among the top. Often cited as ‘the female Hamlet’, the role demands a performer who is capable of bringing a world-weary weight to her shoulders, an agent of chaos driven by both ennui and nihilism, and ultimately, wants to feel … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Hedda Gabler by The Winter Players

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy3 Comments
Arts, Hong Kong, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: The Restaurant by Windmill Grass Theatre

HONG KONG – The F&B industry is a volatile space, where anyone could get cut or worse, stabbed in the back, before knowing it. In Windmill Grass Theatre Company’s latest production, The Restaurant, the Hong Kong theatre company reveals just how brutal things can get behind the scenes of a high-end fine dining establishment. Written and directed by Edmond Tong, this Cantonese production dives into … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: The Restaurant by Windmill Grass Theatre

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Chinese Theatre, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Huayi 2025: An Interview with award-winning writer-director Wu Nien-jen on the power of theatre in ‘Human Condition VIII’

Building a loyal following and domestic audience in Taiwan for over twenty years, Taiwanese artist Wu Nien-jen is finally bringing his beloved Human Condition theatre series to Singapore for the first time. Enjoyed by over half a million Taiwanese theatregoers since its inception in 2000, this year, the Esplanade’s Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts will be bringing its latest iteration to the Esplanade Theatre, … Continue reading Huayi 2025: An Interview with award-winning writer-director Wu Nien-jen on the power of theatre in ‘Human Condition VIII’

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Review, The Necessary Stage, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: I Am Seaweed by MASHH (Mm and Something Happens Here)

How much is too much when we live in a culture where exhaustion and burnout is worn like a badge of pride? In a world where we’re constantly told to work hard if we want to make our dreams come true, countless hustlers have made it their life’s mission to do all they can to make it happen, going into overdrive to work around the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: I Am Seaweed by MASHH (Mm and Something Happens Here)

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy1 Comment