Category: Theatre

Arts, London, Review, Theatre

Review: The Diary of a Teenage Girl at Southwark Playhouse

It seems Phoebe Gloeckner’s graphic novel has seen a resurgence of interest in the past few years, with a film adaptation starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgard in 2015. The film’s director and writer Marielle Heller subsequently adapted the work for stage as well, and we see it presented here in Southwark Playhouse’s production. The Diary Of A Teenage Girl is a coming of … Continue reading Review: The Diary of a Teenage Girl at Southwark Playhouse

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, London, Review, Theatre

Review: Hedda Gabler by The National Theatre

Henrik Ibsen’s classic play gets an update in this new adaptation by playwright Patrick Marber. Bringing the play to life is Ivan van Hove (director of the critically acclaimed A View From The Bridge), and presented by the National Theatre. Known as one of the great female roles in theatre history, Ruth Wilson stars as the titular Hedda Gabler in this production, daughter of an esteemed … Continue reading Review: Hedda Gabler by The National Theatre

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, KC Arts Centre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., SRT, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Review: Constellations by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Having received critical acclaim when it played on Broadway, we were very excited about the premiere of Constellations in Singapore. Written by Nick Payne in 2012, Constellations is a love story set across parallel worlds in a multiverse, where protagonists Roland and Marianne engage with a series of possibilities and alternate realities. Roland (Edward Harrison) is an inhibited and introverted beekeeper, surrounded by creatures with a singular purposes in … Continue reading Review: Constellations by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy1 Comment
Arts, London, Review, The Old Vic, Theatre, Theatres

Review: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at The Old Vic

50 years ago, Tom Stoppard became an overnight sensation when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead first premiered. The Old Vic plunges straight into its 2017 season with a welcome return to this absurdist play focusing on the two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet who meet their untimely doom over the course of the play. One of the biggest draws to this production of course, is its … Continue reading Review: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at The Old Vic

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

Review: An American in Paris at the Dominion Theatre

It’s 2017, and though we’ve seen plenty of musicals heavily incorporating dance into their direction, from Billy Elliot to Half A Sixpence, it feels like the days of epic, creative Gene Kelly type numbers are gone forever. Enter An American In Paris, definitive proof that romance told through dance still very much has a place on stage. Based on the 1951 film of the same name, An American In Paris follows World War … Continue reading Review: An American in Paris at the Dominion Theatre

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Drama Centre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Necessary Stage, Theatre

Review: Those Who Can’t, Teach by The Necessary Stage

Over the last 30 years, The Necessary Stage has established itself as one of the foremost Singaporean theatre companies, producing seminal works that send across a strong social message, thanks to the work of Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma. Of their productions, Those Who Can’t, Teach stands out as one of their classics. Originally staged in 1990 before receiving a restaging in 2010, Those Who Can’t, Teach celebrates … Continue reading Review: Those Who Can’t, Teach by The Necessary Stage

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Finger Players, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Victoria Theatre

Preview: ITSY by The Finger Players

The Finger Players opens their 2017 season with one of the biggest productions to date, held at the historic and gorgeous Victoria Theatre in an epic musical about the powerful bond between family members and filled with the nostalgia of nursery rhymes. Itsy takes place in a world of nursery rhymes gone dark where Little Miss Muffet’s Itsy Bitsy spider (the ever charming Broadway Beng Sebastian Tan) … Continue reading Preview: ITSY by The Finger Players

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, London, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Necessary Stage, Theatre

Preview: Family Secrets by TNS’ Theatre For Seniors

The Necessary Stage’s Theatre For Seniors troupe returns to the stage once again, and they’re in on TNS’ 30th Anniversary too! This March, the team will be directed by Peter Sau to restage two of Haresh Sharma’s works: Don’t Forget to Remember Me and Don’t Know, Don’t Care in this thrilling double bill. Both plays deal with families coming to terms with sudden illness that strikes … Continue reading Preview: Family Secrets by TNS’ Theatre For Seniors

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Nine Years Theatre, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Teater Ekamatra, The Necessary Stage, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Preview: Esplanade’s The Studios: Margins

The Esplanade’s 2017 Season of the Studios is titled Margins, and will feature four plays by The Necessary Stage’s Haresh Sharma, as various other artists tackle his long and illustrious history of works. Check it out this March and April, and here’s a glimpse of what’s in store: Fundamentally Happy Nelson Chia takes on this award-winning script by giving it the Nine Years Theatre treatment and … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade’s The Studios: Margins

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Alice’s Adventures Underground by Les Enfants Terribles

Olivier nominated production and smash hit Alice’s Adventures Underground returns to The Vaults for a whopping five month run this April! Produced by Les Enfants Terribles an ebp in association with Creature of London, Alice’s Adventures Underground was originally conceived to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel of the same name. With over 100,000 audience members in 2015 and a 2016 Olivier Award nomination for Best … Continue reading Preview: Alice’s Adventures Underground by Les Enfants Terribles

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment