Category: Theatre

Arts, Review, Singapore, The Necessary Stage, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: _____ Can Change by The Necessary Stage

Using theatre as a framework for diversity of thought. As human beings who have evolved and adapted to our environment over millennia, change is a constant in our lives. But as a consequence of that, should minorities then be expected change, to assimilate and bend to the majority’s will? Restaged for the first time since its premiere in 2010, The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) ______ Can … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: _____ Can Change by The Necessary Stage

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: The Lobby by Impromptu Meetings

Following their Teachers’ Day special back in September, Singapore based independent theatre collective Impromptu Meetings are back this December, and finally move from the online space to their first full stage production this year. Directed and written by Adeeb Fazah, The Lobby follows two workers at a rundown hostel – Abby and Min Lee (Cheryl Tan Yun Xin and Miriam Cheong). Business seems to be … Continue reading Preview: The Lobby by Impromptu Meetings

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Arts, Interview, KC Arts Centre, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., SRT, Theatre

Interview: Erwin Shah Ismail and Daniel Jenkins on The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

In a single lifetime, it’s difficult to get a chance to experience all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, whether it’s the most heartbreaking of tragedies, or the most hilarious of comedies. So why not take the prime opportunity the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) has provided now, as they stage The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), in a single night? Directed by Daniel Jenkins, and starring … Continue reading Interview: Erwin Shah Ismail and Daniel Jenkins on The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Queers by Pachyderm Theatre

After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new company Pachyderm Theatre are finally ready to present their production of Queers this December. Playing at the Projector from 3rd to 5th December, as its title suggests, the theatre piece is all about LGBTQ people, and charts their lived experience over the last 100 years. Commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the ‘Wolfenden Report’ of 1957, … Continue reading Preview: Queers by Pachyderm Theatre

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Arts, Review, Theatre

Review: Both Sides, Now – Kata-Kata Kita Variety Show by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

Learning what it truly means to stay strong in the face of death. For years now, Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative’s Both Sides, Now community programme has been present to reach out to the public, engaging them through the arts as a means of starting a conversation about what it means to live well, and leave well. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, a typical Both … Continue reading Review: Both Sides, Now – Kata-Kata Kita Variety Show by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

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Arts, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood – November 2021 edition

Commemorating 30 years of bringing arts and culture closer to Singaporeans, the National Arts Council (NAC) is bringing Arts in Your Neighbourhood (AYN) to several towns this November. Unlike previous editions, which have only focused on a single neighbourhood, this edition of AYN will cast the spotlight on five neighbourhoods and more including Bukit Merah, Jurong, Marine Parade, Serangoon and Tampines, each with their distinct … Continue reading Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood – November 2021 edition

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Arts, Pangdemonium, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: The Mother by Pangdemonium

The existential crisis of the loss of motherhood excruciatingly performed onstage. The COVID-19 pandemic has left most of us mentally exhausted and burnt out, uncertain when we will ever reclaim a sense of normalcy ever again. In many ways, Pangdemonium’s staging of The Mother encapsulates that same feeling of despondence, in its portrayal of a mother struggling to let go of her maternal role, and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Mother by Pangdemonium

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Following the performance meets workshop production RevoLOOtion, along with a series of original solo works in September, in their final show of the year, the Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) graduating cohort is set to perform Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist at the Esplanade Theatre Studio this November. Directed by veteran director Aarne Neeme, Accidental Death of an Anarchist is a play that explores … Continue reading Preview: Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: The Swimming Pool Library by T:>works

Skimming the surface of the quest for queer identity in Singapore. Being queer has never been easy on our conservative, sunny island. Not only does does one have to face the disapproval of the general public and fear of coming out, but the road towards sexual awakening is often a bumpy one, with fleeting sexual encounters taking place with strangers under cover of darkness, or … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Swimming Pool Library by T:>works

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★★★☆☆ Review: With Time by Drama Box

Time heals everything. In many ways, With Time is the culmination of Drama Box resident artist Chng Yi Kai’s work over the last year or so, with his experience in researching mental health, to facilitating interactive, forum-style theatre. The succinct 60 minute or so production deals with one of the most pressing matters today – mental health, and uses verbatim theatre as a means to … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: With Time by Drama Box

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