Teater Kami’s new Black Box Series opens the door to a wealth of new possibilities and what-ifs. While special effects and huge production elements can be fun, oftentimes, the magic of theatre instead comes from the art of a good, sincere performance. In Teater Kami’s new Black Box series, the Malay theatre company goes back to basics and focuses on showcasing Malay actors in brand … Continue reading Review: Bohong & Janji by Teater Kami
The highly anticipated Great SISTIC Sale (GSS) returns this July, taking place from 17 – 21 July 2024. Featuring a wide range of participating events, the GSS offers ticket buyers discounts of up to 50% off. This is the perfect opportunity for arts, culture, and entertainment enthusiasts to secure great deals on award-winning shows such as Miss Saigon, alongside a variety of other live performances including concerts, musicals, theatre productions, and more. In … Continue reading Great SISTIC Sale 2024: Get tickets to the hottest shows at up to 50% off
Portrait of a disappearing community told with sincerity and creativity through documentary verbatim theatre. Documentary and verbatim theatre can be a tricky genre to stage, requiring actors to embody and speak on the behalf of interviewees, rather than featuring them as in a documentary film. Particularly when it comes to marginalised groups, verbatim theatre runs the risk of bordering on appropriation, and even exploitation if … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Air by Drama Box
Navigating adulthood and friendships as an aspiring artist in Jonathan Larson’s other musical. Before smash hit musical Rent, Jonathan Larson was very much a struggling composer trying to catch his big break in New York City. Fast approaching 30 years old and saddled with the fear of never making it big in life, Larson’s story is a familiar one to many similar hopeful young artists … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: tick, tick…Boom! by Sight Lines Productions
Kimberly Chan has spent the last fifteen years of her life performing, teaching, choreographing, and essentially stretching herself as much as possible within the local arts scene. A certified triple-threat, the musical theatre actress has worked with some of the biggest local companies, from Dream Academy to Sing Theatre to Wild Rice, while also having been an artist-in-residence at Gateway Theatre, even writing and performing … Continue reading Getting to know actress Kimberly Chan on being ‘Extra’, and the next big step in her life and career
While certainly not as common as its film counterpart, documentary theatre often has the same aim of presenting accurate and factual information about an interesting subject matter, shedding light and revealing new perspectives on it. For theatre company Drama Box, they successfully pulled it off in 2019 with verbatim theatre piece Air (Malay for ‘water’), as part of a two-part double bill Tanah•Air, which shone … Continue reading Esplanade’s The Studios 2024: An Interview with Adib Kosnan, Kok Heng Leun and Zulfadli Rashid on Drama Box’s restaging of ‘Air’
Part memoir and part epic, Titoudao is a portrait of celebration and grief for the fading wayang scene. How many of us have had a chance to catch a wayang performance in real life, on the streets as originally intended? With the amount of progress and modernisation Singapore has undergone over the years, wayang is but a lost art one can only experience in the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Titoudao (2024) by Toy Factory
Skilful mask work turning actors into living puppets amidst pseudo-poetic translation of Chinese classic. Cao Xueqin’s Dream of the Red Chamber has long been considered one of the greatest works of Chinese literature, as the novel passes social commentary, criticism, and philosophy over power, hierarchy and morality, as it follows the rise and fall in a family’s fortunes. Adapted countless times for stage and screen … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Dream of the Red Chamber by The Finger Players
GEORGE TOWN, PENANG – Taking place over 10 days from 19th to 28th July 2024, the 15th iteration of George Town Festival (GTF) is set to take the iconic festival in a brand new direction. Organised by Kerson Media Global Sdn Bhd, GTF 2024 takes on the theme ‘Here & Now’, and invites all to embark on a journey of reflection and reimagination into George … Continue reading Preview: George Town Festival 2024 – Here & Now
Dream Academy highlights the power of a good laugh in latest edition of Happy Ever Laughter. By now, Dream Academy’s Happy Ever Laughter had made quite a name for itself. Each time the stand-up comedy revue makes a return, there’s strong anticipation as the crowds gather for a night of letting go, and allowing themselves to just kick back, relax and well, laugh. This time … Continue reading Review: Happy Ever Laughter 2024 by Dream Academy
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