Category: Theatre

Arts, Preview, Singapore, The Necessary Stage, Theatre

Preview: ________ Can Change by The Necessary Stage

Humans are adaptable creatures, so is it really too much to ask Indians, homosexuals and Marxists to change? Thats the question at the heart of The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) restaging of their work ________ Can Change (pronounced ‘blank’ can change), which plays at the Esplanade Recital Studio this November. Last staged in 2010 as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2010: Art & Law, the work … Continue reading Preview: ________ Can Change by The Necessary Stage

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Arts, Interview, Preview, Theatre

Pangdemonium’s The Mother: An Interview with Tracie Pang and Janice Koh

It feels like Pangdemonium’s production of The Mother has been coming for a long time now. Naturally, having previously staged The Father and The Son, it seemed only a matter of time before they would complete Florian Zeller’s ‘family trilogy’, with this final piece of the puzzle. But beyond that, the production has had a chaotic journey over the year, facing not one but two … Continue reading Pangdemonium’s The Mother: An Interview with Tracie Pang and Janice Koh

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Wild Rice announces new play ‘Straight Acting’ by Thomas Lim

Leading theatre company Wild Rice has announced a brand new play by Thomas Lim premiering this October. Best known for writing the critically-acclaimed Grandmother Tongue and Supervision, get ready as Thomas tackles the topic of LGBTQ+ people and housing with Straight Acting. Straight Acting introduces us to two LGBTQ+ couples who pretend to be straight in order to start a family and make a life … Continue reading Wild Rice announces new play ‘Straight Acting’ by Thomas Lim

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan

Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. In Marvel’s WandaVision, superhero Vision utters the line “What is grief, if not love enduring?” Love, it seems, is both a blessing and a curse, ensuring that even as illogical as it seems, we want to press on and hold on to our beloved, even in the face of a seemingly endless barrage of conflicts. That then, … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan

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Arts, Review, Theatre

★★☆☆☆ Review: Cyril & Michael by Bridging The Gap

Good chemistry can be hard to find. They say love can be hard to find in our modern times, and queer love, even harder. Heck, even just finding a good connection with someone can be nigh impossible, with the fleeting nature of dating apps and the culture of one-night stands that pervades the community. How then, do you behave when you finally get a chance … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Cyril & Michael by Bridging The Gap

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Arts, Hong Kong, Preview, Theatre, travel

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Strindberg’s ‘Road to Damascus’ by HKRep

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre’s most highly-anticipated production of the season is here, as Strindberg’s Road to Damascus arrives this September. Specially selected by HKRep Director Laureate Fredric Mao, who will direct this landmark masterpiece, this play also marks the first time the company presents Strindberg on stage.  Road to Damascus is an iconic work charting the playwright’s creative transition from Naturalism to Expressionism. … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Strindberg’s ‘Road to Damascus’ by HKRep

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Preview: Love & Information by Young & Wild

Pandemic be damned, as local theatre giants Wild Rice’s latest batch of Young & Wild youth theatremakers get ready to present their graduation show this September. Directed by Young & Wild mentor and director Edith Podesta, the batch of 15 actors will be performing Love & Information at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre at Wild Rice’s home at Funan. Written by esteemed British playwright Caryl … Continue reading Preview: Love & Information by Young & Wild

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Preview: An Audience With No One by Bored Whale Theatre

Following on from their debut production in May, it seems that nothing, not even a pandemic, can stop Bored Whale Theatre, with their sophomore production arriving this September. Written and directed by Wisely Chow, An Audience with No One may sound like an absurdist play from its title alone, but in fact, takes on a far more supernatural slant. You know the vampire greats, from … Continue reading Preview: An Audience With No One by Bored Whale Theatre

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Arts, Comedy, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★☆Review: Fat Kids Are Harder to Kidnap 2021 by How Drama

Harder, better, faster, stronger. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If there’s one show in Singapore that encapsulates that saying, it has to be How Drama’s Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap. Playing since 2008, the concept behind the Fringe-ready show is simple – a group of actors perform 31 short sketches and playlets in the span of an hour. The twist? It is … Continue reading ★★★★☆Review: Fat Kids Are Harder to Kidnap 2021 by How Drama

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Toy Factory

Preview: Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival 2021

After their last edition in 2019, which saw four brand new scripts from budding young playwrights produced for the stage, Toy Factory Productions Ltd’s The Wright Stuff Festival is back for 2021, once again shining the spotlight on new writing from young scriptwriters in Singapore. This year, the festival focuses on the theme of “Inwards”, which encouraged their playwrights to create and submit new works … Continue reading Preview: Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival 2021

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