Review: The Sewing Group by The Royal Court Theatre
It’s hard to pin down what exactly the latest play from E.V. Crowe is about. The Sewing Group starts off set in the 1600s, when a young woman (Fiona Glascott) is newly introduced to a village who seems to do nothing but sew. In a series of scenes, she speaks cryptically to her group, consisting of two other women (Sarah Niles and Jane Hazlegrove) on sewing, … Continue reading Review: The Sewing Group by The Royal Court Theatre
Preview: A Yellow Bird (SGIFF 2016)
Local director K Rajagopal’s debut feature A Yellow Bird will be receiving its Singaporean premiere during the 27th SGIFF! A Yellow Bird stars TV actor Sivakumar Palakrishnan as Siva, an ex-convict released after serving time for eight years. As a minority and burdened with a broken past, life after prison isn’t easy, and Siva navigates the relations with his mother (Seema Biswa), a Chinese prostitue (Huang Lu) and … Continue reading Preview: A Yellow Bird (SGIFF 2016)
Review: Half A Sixpence at the Noel Coward Theatre [15/11/16]
Based off writer H.G. Wells’ Kipps: The Story of A Simple Soul, Half A Sixpence adapts the 1967 British musical film of the same name and follows the story of Arthur Kipps – a young orphan from Kent who unexpectedly comes into wealth. The tale takes on a Victorian twist, and Kipps must choose between two women – the upper class Helen Walsingham who he falls head over … Continue reading Review: Half A Sixpence at the Noel Coward Theatre [15/11/16]
Zipline Across The Thames For Charity!
If you’re an adrenaline junkie and want a truly thrilling London experience, then this one’s for you. For the first time ever, Evelina London Children’s Hospital has announced an opportunity to zipline across the Thames from St Thomas’ Hospital to the Houses of Parliament as part of their Christmas fundraising programme. Starting at the top of St Thomas’ Hospital, at a whopping 52 metres high, … Continue reading Zipline Across The Thames For Charity!
Preview: Mrs K (SGIFF 2016)
In 2009, Malaysian New Wave director Ho Yuhang teamed up with Hong Kong actress Kara Wai to create At the End the Daybreak, which brought Wai’s action heroine career back to life. Now,they’re back with Mrs K , an action film set in Southeast Asia that explores its diversity and culture while also being a kickass movie. Kara Wai stars as the titular Mrs K, an upper middle class … Continue reading Preview: Mrs K (SGIFF 2016)
SGIFF 2016: Taste + Town In A lake
Taste is a short film following Bassley, a Nigerian football player in the Vietnamese football league. After breaking his leg, he is let off and in desperation, finds work in a sex parlour to provide for his wife and son back home. Vietnamese director Le Bao has a very strong sense of atmosphere in Taste, bringing out the dark, seedy aspects of a sex parlour and the rural … Continue reading SGIFF 2016: Taste + Town In A lake
French Film Festival 2016: Les Cowboys dir. Thomas Bidegain
The 2016 French Film Festival began with a bang at Alliance Francaise with opening film Les Cowboys. Before the film, we were also treated to a view of the Gaumont Exhibition happening simultaneously, which exhibited iconic film posters of the past 120 years of French cinema. Les Cowboys is a modern Western that takes its influence from John Ford’s 1956 film The Searchers, with a similar plot involving cowboys searching … Continue reading French Film Festival 2016: Les Cowboys dir. Thomas Bidegain
Review: Shrimps in Space by GenerAsia [10/11/16]
Hang Qian Chou stars as the titular ‘Hay Bee’, which translates to ‘dried shrimp’, in this one man play. Written by Desmond Sim, Shrimps In Space follows the life of Lim Huat Bee as he grows up and navigates life as a scrawny kid and the terrifying world of school, girls and more. Shrimps in Space takes the audience on a journey from Hay Bee’s primary school life … Continue reading Review: Shrimps in Space by GenerAsia [10/11/16]
Preview: Disgraced by SRT
SRT rounds off their 2016 season with one of the most thought provoking plays this decade. Get your tickets for the Singaporean premiere of Pulitzer-Prize winning play Disgraced, which has also become the most staged play in the US in 2016! Disgraced follows Amir, an American born Muslim who’s achieved the American Dream with a great job and beautiful artist wife (who happens to specialise in Islam-inspired … Continue reading Preview: Disgraced by SRT
Review: The Dresser at the Duke of York’s Theatre [8/11/16]
Who needs Shakespeare when all the drama really happens backstage? Roger Harwood’s script may be slightly dated, but its found its place perfectly well as a period piece that celebrates and decries all the mayhem that happens behind the scenes of a theatre company. Said to be based off of Harwood’s life as dresser to actor Sir Donald Wolfit, The Dresser is a backstage play, portraying the … Continue reading Review: The Dresser at the Duke of York’s Theatre [8/11/16]
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