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Camden Fringe 2019: The Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

LONDON – After bringing their interactive installation Dear Cardboard Kitchen to Singapore in May, London based Singapore company FK Co-Lab has further developed the installation into a full length theatre production, set to premiere at Camden Fringe this August. Created by FK Co-Lab co-founders Faezah Zulkifli (director) and Nur Khairiyah Ramli (producer), The Cardboard Kitchen Project follows Jennie, as she moves from Singapore to London. She inherits a … Continue reading Camden Fringe 2019: The Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

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Art in Malaysia: Dust by Theatresauce (Review)

A poignant reflection on the ever-confusing nature of death and mortality. KUALA LUMPUR – Newly devised by Theatresauce, DUST is a brand new, multi-lingual work that explores the concept of mortality, pieced together from the stories, dreams and imaginations of its five performers, each deeply affected by experiences and questions surrounding death, grief, and ultimately, life. Directed by Esther Liew, DUST comprising a series of expressive visual and auditory montages … Continue reading Art in Malaysia: Dust by Theatresauce (Review)

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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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Preview: Dear Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

A brand new company has emerged from Nur Khairiyah Ramli (Hatch Theatrics, Singapore) and Faezah Zulkifli (Blaupunkt, London), both currently pursuing their MAs at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Named FK Co-Lab, the London-based Singapore company aims to present the immediate sociopolitical landscape through the lens of the personal, developing original performances and using practice as research to maintain and evolve … Continue reading Preview: Dear Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

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Preview: Colours by Split Theatrical Productions

“What is your name?” Conceptualised in February 2019, and taking inspiration from T.S. Eliot’s set of four poems titled ‘Four Quartets’, Split Theatrical Productions presents a brand new devised work titled Colours. With the original text having taken the form of deeply religious meditations on man’s relationship with time, the universe and the divine, Colours seeks to find something beautiful amidst the drudgery of life, attempting to find meaning … Continue reading Preview: Colours by Split Theatrical Productions

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Review: Are You Game, Sau(dara)? by Five Arts Centre (KL) and Bhumi Collective (SG)

Experimental responses to Leow Puay Tin’s 3 Children still very much cerebral works in progress. KUALA LUMPUR – Cross Causeway arts projects are always to be celebrated, showcasing the keen relationship Singapore continues to share with our closest neighbours. The most recent of these would be Malaysia’s Five Arts Centre and Singapore’s Centre 42 joint collaboration on Are You Game, Sau(dara)?, a double bill of new work from … Continue reading Review: Are You Game, Sau(dara)? by Five Arts Centre (KL) and Bhumi Collective (SG)

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Preview: Island Song by SoDa Players

Formed seven years ago, the SoDa (Song and Dance) Players’ have grown from a motley group of students under the same music teacher performing the occasional recital to a tight knit team of musical theatre enthusiasts pursuing performance and productions, with the grand aim of raising the standard of musical theatre in Singapore. After their last production in 2015 (Alan Ayckbourn’s Awaking Beauty), they’re returning this December with … Continue reading Preview: Island Song by SoDa Players

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Review: Late-Night Texting 2018 by Centre 42

Over the weekend, Centre 42 played host to the third edition of Late-Night Texting, the centre’s now annual series of free programmes held as part of the Singapore Night Festival to introduce members of the public to text-based performances. This year’s edition featured four theatre companies taking part in the programmes, in addition to local indie bookstore BooksActually, as well as food truck Coffee Bandits adding to the … Continue reading Review: Late-Night Texting 2018 by Centre 42

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Preview: Late-Night Texting 2018 by Centre 42

Centre 42’s third edition of the ever popular Late-Night Texting is back this August! Held as part of the annual Singapore Night Festival, the past two editions of Late-Night Texting experimented with genres such as improv comedy and spoken word poetry, and have announced their exciting lineup of text-based performances! Taking place on 24th and 25th August from 7 – 11pm each night, Late-Night Texting will see over 30 free performances … Continue reading Preview: Late-Night Texting 2018 by Centre 42

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Review: My Grandfather’s Road by Neo Kim Seng (Cantonese versions, performed by Tan Cher Kian and Gary Tang)

Two ways to tell a poignant story of growing up in Cantonese.  First written as a book, in My Grandfather’s Road, Neo Kim Seng explores his familial history through the lens and geography of a bygone Singapore, thinking of his childhood growing up on what is literally his grandfather’s road (Neo Pee Teck Lane) and told through personal memories and anecdotes. While we previously watched the full … Continue reading Review: My Grandfather’s Road by Neo Kim Seng (Cantonese versions, performed by Tan Cher Kian and Gary Tang)

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