Even if you’re not a train otaku, you’ve probably at least heard of the Orient Express, one of the world’s most famous passenger trains in history. A legendary train that served as one of the main bridges between East and West during the second half of the 19th century, get ready to experience the train in person this December, as Once Upon A Time On … Continue reading Preview: Once Upon A Time On The Orient Express
Joel Tan’s purgatorial café gets a revival and feels more urgent than before in our very real crisis of 2020. In a year where countless F&B outlets have shut down amidst the coronavirus crisis, and the very real sense of doom continues to hang over our heads as the future remains uncertain, Joel Tan’s play Café seems more relevant than ever, as it receive a revival … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Café by Wild Rice
Much potential in this original performance about homesickness, identity and art. Life as a struggling artist is already hard enough. But for a young Singaporean artist, 6000 kilometres from home and all alone, that situation is enough to compound things to the point one would begin to question’s one’s choice to even pursue such a career choice, and wonder how differently life would have turned … Continue reading Arts Down Under 2020: 落叶归根 (Luò yè guī gēn) Getting Home by Cheryl Ho (Review)
Wild Rice opens their series of Director’s Residency programmes with a mother-daughter tale about hoarding. When you hear the term ‘hoarder’, the first image that comes to mind is likely a person dwarfed by heaps and heaps of paraphernalia in her own home, immediately labelled as having some sort of ‘problem’. But the truth is, it’s hard to tell a hoarder from a non-hoarder, often … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Mine by Wild Rice
Putting Singaporean sketches and humour on the (online) global stage. By now, we’re already more than familiar with How Drama’s Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap, both in real life and even on Zoom. But there’s just something about the format that keeps it exciting no matter how many times you see it, and we found ourselves watching the team once again as they performed the … Continue reading Arts Down Under 2020: Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap On Zoom by How Drama (Review)
Andsoforth, Singapore’s foremost immersive theatre company, is currently enjoying a successful run of their first ever book analysis workshop, focusing on Jules Verne’s classic novel Around the World in 80 Days. And while we do recommend that you book a ticket to check out all the creativity they have to offer, they’ve also got some great news for wine lovers out there – they’ve now relaunched their … Continue reading Andsoforth brings back their hit mulled wine, just in time for the holiday season
After previously announcing Direct Entry, their new Director-Mentorship programme, Toy Factory has now revealed its first-ever digital theatre presentation born from it, with Still Sailing launching this November. Directed and written by Toy Factory’s inaugural director-mentorship mentee Andy Pang, the play will be streamed on Vimeo from 23rd November to 6th December, and will be a ‘raw, honest, and light–hearted depiction of solace’ between two broken souls … Continue reading Preview: Still Sailing – Affection, Infection, and other Afflictions by Toy Factory
From left: Thong Pei Qin, Sim Yan Ying ‘YY’, Ivan Heng, Victoria Chen and Hazel Ho Following the re-opening of their theatres this November, Wild Rice has announced four more upcoming shows, each helmed by an up-and-coming director. These theatremakers were each part of Wild Rice’s Directors’ Residency Programme, and comprise Victoria Chen, Hazel Ho, Sim Yan Ying ‘YY’ and Thong Pei Qin. All four … Continue reading Wild Rice’s Director’s Residency Programme to present four new productions by up-and-coming directors
Missed How Drama’s Zoom edition of their signature Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap sketch marathon in June? Good news – they’re back this November, this time playing as part of the 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Performed live (no pre-recording!) on Zoom, Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap puts its actors to the ultimate race against the clock – to perform 15 playlets and sketches into just … Continue reading Arts Down Under 2020: Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap On Zoom by How Drama (Preview)
A lesson on learning to keep hope alive in the face of death. There’s a point in the play Tuesdays with Morrie where Morrie Schwartz, Mitch Albom’s former professor, poses him two questions: “are you as human as you can be”, and “are you at peace with yourself?” These are questions that’ve been sitting at the back of our minds for some time now, brought to the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Tuesdays with Morrie by Singapore Repertory Theatre
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