Body X Productions is responsible for the Body X series – immersive theatre experiences plunging audiences straight into the heart of a murder mystery. Following their success with their previous sell-out production Body X – The Wedding during the 2014 Singapore Writer’s Festival, that team is now back with Body X – The Rehearsal. Heading and directing this production are Li Xie and Danny Yeo, both … Continue reading Review: Body X – The Rehearsal
If you’re a person of Chinese origin, chances are you grew up having watched at least one version of Journey To The West on television. Now, W!ld Rice is here to break those language barriers with its annual Christmas pantomime, and they’ve brought back the sellout Monkey Goes West for the second year in a row, and the bold move certainly paid off. Alfian Sa’at takes the classic Chinese … Continue reading Review: Monkey Goes West by W!ld Rice
School of Rock has no right to be so entertaining. The musical is based off the 2003 film starring Jack Black, and is back with a vengeance, featuring music by the great Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical follows Dewey Finn, a rocker turned unwitting schoolteacher who leads a bunch of privileged children with terrible relationships with their parents to victory in a rock competition through … Continue reading Review: School of Rock at the New London Theatre [16/11/16]
When was the last time you caught yourself out for not checking your privilege? More often than not, we find ourselves becoming more and more aware of the distinct class and racial differences around us as such issues slithering beneath the surface are brought to the fore in our seemingly PC world. Ayad Akhtar’s 2013 Pulitzer-Prize winning play takes a harsh look at such issues … Continue reading Review: Disgraced by SRT [16/11/16]
It’s hard to pin down what exactly the latest play from E.V. Crowe is about. The Sewing Group starts off set in the 1600s, when a young woman (Fiona Glascott) is newly introduced to a village who seems to do nothing but sew. In a series of scenes, she speaks cryptically to her group, consisting of two other women (Sarah Niles and Jane Hazlegrove) on sewing, … Continue reading Review: The Sewing Group by The Royal Court Theatre
Based off writer H.G. Wells’ Kipps: The Story of A Simple Soul, Half A Sixpence adapts the 1967 British musical film of the same name and follows the story of Arthur Kipps – a young orphan from Kent who unexpectedly comes into wealth. The tale takes on a Victorian twist, and Kipps must choose between two women – the upper class Helen Walsingham who he falls head over … Continue reading Review: Half A Sixpence at the Noel Coward Theatre [15/11/16]
Hang Qian Chou stars as the titular ‘Hay Bee’, which translates to ‘dried shrimp’, in this one man play. Written by Desmond Sim, Shrimps In Space follows the life of Lim Huat Bee as he grows up and navigates life as a scrawny kid and the terrifying world of school, girls and more. Shrimps in Space takes the audience on a journey from Hay Bee’s primary school life … Continue reading Review: Shrimps in Space by GenerAsia [10/11/16]
SRT rounds off their 2016 season with one of the most thought provoking plays this decade. Get your tickets for the Singaporean premiere of Pulitzer-Prize winning play Disgraced, which has also become the most staged play in the US in 2016! Disgraced follows Amir, an American born Muslim who’s achieved the American Dream with a great job and beautiful artist wife (who happens to specialise in Islam-inspired … Continue reading Preview: Disgraced by SRT
Who needs Shakespeare when all the drama really happens backstage? Roger Harwood’s script may be slightly dated, but its found its place perfectly well as a period piece that celebrates and decries all the mayhem that happens behind the scenes of a theatre company. Said to be based off of Harwood’s life as dresser to actor Sir Donald Wolfit, The Dresser is a backstage play, portraying the … Continue reading Review: The Dresser at the Duke of York’s Theatre [8/11/16]
Shopping and F***ing is one of those fiercely British plays from the turbulent 90s, full of sex, violence, blood and drug use and is unabashedly controversial. Yet, behind the rage and fury lies a pertinent storyline that reflects some serious social issues and concerns. Receiving new direction from Sean Holmes, Shopping and F***ing highlights the transactional nature of our modern relationships and our treatment of money, … Continue reading Review: Shopping And F***ing by the Lyric Hammersmith [28/10/16]
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