Category: Theatres

Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Review, Singapore, Theatre, Theatres

Review: The Far Side of the Moon by Robert Lepage/Ex Machina

★★★★☆ (Attended 2/11/19, Matinee) A deeply affecting reflection on loneliness, sibling rivalry, and the little triumphs that keep us going, buoyed by a masterful performance from Yves Jacques and Robert Lepage’s ingenious theatrical magic.  The far side of the moon, sometimes known as the dark side of the moon, refers to the side of the moon facing away from Earth, unseen and unnoticed in comparison to … Continue reading Review: The Far Side of the Moon by Robert Lepage/Ex Machina

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Arts, Centre 42, Singapore

Preview: Southernmost Festival 2019 by Emergency Stairs

Now in its third year, Emergency Stairs’ Southernmost Festival is back! Questioning the role of an arts festival, over the last two editions, Southernmost has proven itself as a fascinating experiment into festival curation and artistry, deliberately going against the grain as it focuses on intercultural work as prominent and emerging traditional and contemporary artists from the region come together. Presented and produced with Zuni Icosahedron (Hong Kong), … Continue reading Preview: Southernmost Festival 2019 by Emergency Stairs

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Aliwal Arts Centre, Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: The Hawker by The Second Breakfast Company

With a sold-out, abbreviated presentation at the 2018 Asian Youth Theatre Festival, local theatre company The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo) returns this year with their fifth main season production – original work The Hawker! With the nation fast progressing and many old buildings put up for en-bloc or demolished to make way for bigger and better facilities, all amidst the National Heritage Board’s call to preserve … Continue reading Preview: The Hawker by The Second Breakfast Company

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Arts, Interview, musical, Sands Theatre, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore

Preview: CATS presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

Following its triumphant season in London’s West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS comes to the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands for a strictly limited season this December. Coming to town just in time to coincide with Universal Pictures’ film adaptation, CATS is based off T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and takes place in a larger-than-life junkyard playground. Here, audiences are set to meet … Continue reading Preview: CATS presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Theatres

Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon: An Interview with Performer Yves Jacques

If you do a cursory Google search on Yves Jacques, you’ll find that it’s surprisingly hard to find much information about the 63-year old Canadian actor’s personal life, besides a Wikipedia article or IMDB entry that glosses over a brief description of his achievements, and a long, long list of film and theatre credits over his 40-something year career. A man whose online presence is … Continue reading Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon: An Interview with Performer Yves Jacques

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Arts, Review, Singapore, The Arts House

Review: Now She Lives by Hole in the Wall

New theatre collective finds the absurdity and banality of a millennial life. The existential crisis has evolved from being a condition experienced by the lunatic fringe, to what is practically a pandemic in today’s day and age. For the current generation of millennials, it’s a problem that looms particularly large each and every day of their lives, as the news only gets increasingly depressing with … Continue reading Review: Now She Lives by Hole in the Wall

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Drama Centre Black Box, Interview, KC Arts Centre, Nine Years Theatre, Review, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Review: Dear Elena (青春禁忌游戏) by Nine Years Theatre

Worst birthday ever makes for one of the best shows of 2019. Growing up in Singapore, the hard and fast path to ‘success’ has always been made abundantly clear to each and every child: study hard, get into a good school, rinse and repeat, and you’ll lead a happy life. But for those who don’t follow exactly as the system dictates, the consequences could be … Continue reading Review: Dear Elena (青春禁忌游戏) by Nine Years Theatre

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Arts, Music, Preview, Sands Theatre, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore

Preview: The Doors Reimagined presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

Music lovers in Singapore will get a chance to start their year on a high with the iconic music of American rock heroes, The Doors, and relive the legacy of their frontman, Jim Morrison, next February as The Doors – Reimagined premieres at Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands. The Doors released eight albums over a period of five years back in the 1960s, becoming one of … Continue reading Preview: The Doors Reimagined presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

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Arts, Concert, Esplanade Concert Hall, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: The Night Garden by Jo Anne Sukumaran

The Night Garden marks the debut concert of Singaporean-based, Swiss-trained bassoon soloist Jo Anne Sukumaran, celebrating the launch of her solo album of the same name recorded in Montesilvano, Italy in 2018. The Night Garden is set to be an exhilarating journey of discovery leading audienc members through the dusk, emerging into the light, a safe space for the heart and mind. In a chamber setting, a select … Continue reading Preview: The Night Garden by Jo Anne Sukumaran

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Arts, KC Arts Centre, Music, musical, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Being Mrs. Gandhi by HuM Theatre

The tragicomic life of the wife of India’s most iconic historical figure. There is perhaps no better time than now to remember India’s most internationally renowned figure – Mohandas Gandhi. Commemorating the 150th year since his birth, HuM Theatre celebrates the anniversary with a play about the Mahatma. Yet, rather unusually, instead of directly portraying Gandhi himself, writer and director Subin Subaiah has chosen to … Continue reading Review: Being Mrs. Gandhi by HuM Theatre

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