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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Colours by Split Theatrical Productions

Finding the answer to life in plane sight. Inspired by the theme of religion and reflection on time, the universe and the divine in T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, Colours deviates from Split’s usual themes of education and adolescence to take on a far darker topic – airplane disasters. Written and directed by Split artistic director Darryl Lim, we enter the Centre 42 Blackbox and are greeted by a team of … Continue reading Review: Colours by Split Theatrical Productions

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Arts, Review, Singapore

SIFA 2019: The Mysterious Lai Teck by Ho Tzu Nyen (Review)

A brief history of a fictitious communist acts as the starting point for which to deconstruct the very nature of truth itself. Far too often in the recording of history, tiny details get lost from simple descriptors, to entire accounts of people. The latter in particular is explored in full with Ho Tzu Nyen’s The Mysterious Lai Teck. Based off a former leader of the Malayan … Continue reading SIFA 2019: The Mysterious Lai Teck by Ho Tzu Nyen (Review)

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Arts, Review, Singapore

SIFA 2019: Peter and the Wolf by Silo Theatre (Review)

Joyous, modern take on Prokofiev’s classic that will enchant any child with the magic of theatre. Every once in a while, amidst the darkness and grit that so much of today’s theatre is characterised by, there is a distinct need to lighten up the mood and find optimism in simple, yet powerful reminders of all that is good in the world. Presented by New Zealand’s … Continue reading SIFA 2019: Peter and the Wolf by Silo Theatre (Review)

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Arts, Review, Singapore

SIFA 2019: Dionysus by Suzuki Company of Toga & Purnati Indonesia (Review)

Tadashi Suzuki draws out the wicked and the divine from a classic Greek tragedy . Staging a classic Greek tragedy has never been an easy feat for any theatre company – as enduring as these stories are, the true challenge lies in having a production simultaneously bring something new to the tale, while still preserving the essence of message of the original tale. In the … Continue reading SIFA 2019: Dionysus by Suzuki Company of Toga & Purnati Indonesia (Review)

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SIFA 2019: Beware of Pity by Schaubühne Berlin & Complicité (Review)

Crippling guilt is the driving force of tragedy in this co-production between Schaubühne Berlin and Simon McBurney After closing SIFA 2018 with An Enemy of the People, Germany’s Schaubühne Berlin has now returned to open SIFA 2019 in an almost poetic act of programming continuity. In a similar vein to their production last year, Beware of Pity is a scathing, pointed look at the darkness of the human … Continue reading SIFA 2019: Beware of Pity by Schaubühne Berlin & Complicité (Review)

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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Not A Love Song: An Interview with Rising Pop Star bülow

Despite being freshly flown into Singapore and opening for Lauv on his whirlwind Asia Tour, rising star bülow remains energetic, and shows she can more than hold her own as a solo artist with her own share of rabid fans cheering for her at her performance. Speaking to her at her hotel in the city centre, unlike other visitors to Singapore, bülow remains completely unfazed by the … Continue reading Not A Love Song: An Interview with Rising Pop Star bülow

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Theatre of the United Kingdom 2019: New Summer of Circus Season Swings into Worthing

Worthing – Joy comes in a great many forms, one of which is Worthing Theatres’ annual Summer of Circus season, bringing a series of free outdoor performances by renowned circus companies, a wide range of workshops for all ages and skill levels, and a variety of gripping indoor productions to the seaside town’s Pavilion Theatre from 8th June to 26th August. The thrilling circus season will be launched … Continue reading Theatre of the United Kingdom 2019: New Summer of Circus Season Swings into Worthing

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Touring the UK 2019: Boeing-Boeing 2019/20 UK Tour

LONDON – Things are about to get plane crazy in the UK as Marc Camoletti’s smash hit Broadway/West End comedy Boeing-Boeing goes on tour around the country this year! In this new production directed by Guy Unsworth and presented by Dan Looney, adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment, Tom Lister (Emmerdale) and Daniel Casey (Midsomer Murders) headline the cast as Bernard and Robert respectively, as the play … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019: Boeing-Boeing 2019/20 UK Tour

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In London’s West End 2019: Actually at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

LONDON – This August, Announcement Productions is set to present Actually at Trafalgar Studios, the first Anna Ziegler play presented in London since the award-winning Photograph 51 in 2015. Directed by Oscar Toeman, Actually explores race, truth and sexual consent with a narrative centring on university students Amber (Yasmin Paige) and Tom (Simon Manyonda) when they hook up at a party and spend the night together. They may have agreed on the … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Actually at Trafalgar Studios (Preview)

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore

Museum Musings: Slices by Wedhar Riyadi at Yavuz Gallery

This May, Yavuz Gallery presents Indonesian-artist Wedhar Riyadi in his first solo exhibition in five years. Titled Slices, the show comprises nine paintings from his new body of work that explores the psychological depths of popular cultural imagery and its implications on the production of reality and the ideal body. Based in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, Wedhar is part of a group of Indonesian artists whose work … Continue reading Museum Musings: Slices by Wedhar Riyadi at Yavuz Gallery

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