Review: The Taste of Water by Bound Theatre

A promising youth theatre performance following Bound Theatre’s year long hiatus. Youth theatre occupies an interesting space in any theatre scene, dancing on the margins where they are neither considered amateurs nor professionals, with us always hoping they’ll spend time honing their craft and eventually becoming theatre professionals of tomorrow. Promisingly, after a year long hiatus, Bound Theatre has returned to the scene with their … Continue reading Review: The Taste of Water by Bound Theatre

An Interview with Bound Theatre Members Wee Xuan Yi and Teng Zi Ying

As much as we love the well-established, big players in the local theatre scene, each time we attend a play, we’re also thinking about some issues at the back of our heads: “is there a new generation of theatremakers to eventually inherit these legacies?” Thankfully, Singapore does have a smattering of young theatre companies and collectives, each finding their own way as they produce new … Continue reading An Interview with Bound Theatre Members Wee Xuan Yi and Teng Zi Ying

Preview: The Taste of Water by Bound Theatre

Formed in 2011, young, self-funded local theatre company Bound Theatre has produced five productions over the seven years since their inception. Aiming to create honest theatre to tell personal stories about pain and memory, the company will now be presenting their sixth production this August, a completely original devised physical theatre piece titled The Taste of Water. Directed and written by Wee Xuan Yi and Teng Zi … Continue reading Preview: The Taste of Water by Bound Theatre