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Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: The Great Indian Mix – Kumar Spills The Tea by Kumar

A full house at the Esplanade Theatre sees Kumar at peak comedic glory. Over the years, Kumar has worked his way to the top and become a household name, synonymous with the Singapore drag scene and local comedy. By now, one does not simply enter a Kumar show without knowing what’s in store, and having built an entire career around his unfiltered, no holds barred … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: The Great Indian Mix – Kumar Spills The Tea by Kumar

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Preview: After Life by SRT’s The Young Company

If you could spend eternity with just one precious memory, what would it be? Adapted from Hirokazu Koreeda’s acclaimed film of the same name, this December, get ready for Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Young Company (TYC) as they present Jack Thorne’s After Life at the Drama Centre Black Box. After Life takes us into a bureaucratic waiting room between life and death, where a diverse … Continue reading Preview: After Life by SRT’s The Young Company

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Arts, News, Singapore, The Necessary Stage, Theatre

The Necessary Stage announces two additional Associate Artists for 2024, with A Yagnya and Lim Shien Hian

In April 2023, The Necessary Stage (TNS) launched a new iteration of its Associate Artists Programme (AAP) , featuring two young Associate Artists — theatre – makers Sindhura Kalidas and Deonn Yang — who have been attached to the company since then. The company has now announced two more new Associate Artists joining its team: theatre – makers A Yagnya and Lim Shien Hian. All … Continue reading The Necessary Stage announces two additional Associate Artists for 2024, with A Yagnya and Lim Shien Hian

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T:>Works Unveils Winning Scripts of the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2023

Following the 2023 edition of the 24- Hour Playwriting Competition held at the Figment Club House in July, T:>Works is delighted to announce the winners from the Open and Youth categories. In celebration of these playwrights’ accomplishments, T:>Works will also present an afternoon of dramatised readings of select winning scripts on 3rd February 2024 at 72-13. This year’s judges – Aidli Mosbit, Chong Tze Chien … Continue reading T:>Works Unveils Winning Scripts of the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2023

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★★★★☆ Review: Fall & The Music Lovers — A Double Bill by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Tragedy and comedy come together to show off ITI students’ suite of talents. In theatre, most double bills comprise of two relatively short works of similar themes that work in conversation with each other. For the Intercultural Theatre Institute’s (ITI) latest production however, the new batch of graduating students utilise the form to showcase their versatility across drama and comedy, taking a leaf from the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Fall & The Music Lovers — A Double Bill by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Radin Mas by Bhaskar’s Arts Academy, with Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts

Telling the classic tale of Radin Mas through Bharatanatyam and Javanese dance. The legend of Radin Mas has been passed down for generations, the epic tale of a princess born out of forbidden love, and the subsequent trials and tribulations that followed the family long after, to its eventual, tragic conclusion of filial piety and self-sacrifice. The classics never get old, and under the collaborative … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Radin Mas by Bhaskar’s Arts Academy, with Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts

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★★★★☆ Review: Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding by Singapore Repertory Theatre

SRT ends the year with a riotous dinner theatre production about a lust for life. In 1998, the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) went where no local theatre company had gone before when they staged a play called Ah Kong’s Birthday Party. Considered one of the earliest forms of dinner theatre in Singapore, the interactive production featured actors entertaining each table, karaoke moments, and of course, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts, Interview, malaysia, Preview, Theatre

Arts of Malaysia: An Interview with playwright Adriana Nordin Manan, director Ghafir Akhbar and star Putrina Rafie of new play ‘Fault Lines’

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – A fault line refers to the geographic phenomenon of fractures in the Earth’s crust, potentially leading to earthquakes. Metaphorically speaking, this would then refer to cracks in the relationship between two parties, and perhaps if left unresolved, potentially result in disaster. That happens to be the issue at the heart of new play Fault Lines, which makes its premiere this Thursday … Continue reading Arts of Malaysia: An Interview with playwright Adriana Nordin Manan, director Ghafir Akhbar and star Putrina Rafie of new play ‘Fault Lines’

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Kalaa Utsavam 2023: An Interview with choreographer Aditi Mangaldas on feminine desire in her solo dance show ‘FORBIDDEN’

Sexism has been a problem since time immemorial, and one of the most problematic perceptions that continue to dog women everywhere is the gatekeeping of their sexuality, where society feels the need to dictate the way a woman’s desires should be expressed or contained. And one of the most prominent countries where this continues to remain an issue is India. Realising how these taboos and … Continue reading Kalaa Utsavam 2023: An Interview with choreographer Aditi Mangaldas on feminine desire in her solo dance show ‘FORBIDDEN’

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Kalaa Utsavam 2023: An Interview with Shiv Tandan, creator of ‘Fistful of Rupees’

When he was still based in Singapore, Shiv Tandan was a rising star in the local theatre scene, having penned the hit play The Good, The Bad and the Sholay back in 2011, when he was still an undergraduate at the National University of Singapore. Since then, he went on to become an associate artist with Checkpoint Theatre, assisting across various projects and productions, received … Continue reading Kalaa Utsavam 2023: An Interview with Shiv Tandan, creator of ‘Fistful of Rupees’

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