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)
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)
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)
The Esplanade is set for one of their biggest productions of the year, as they present visionary Canadian theatre director Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon this November. Touching on a narrative set against the backdrop of the race to the moon between the Americans and the Russians, our story instead centres on Philippe, a struggling introverted philosopher, and his younger brother Andre, a successful … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade Presents – The Far Side of the Moon by Ex Machina/Robert Lepage
Take a walk on the lighter side of life and get ready for a festival of play, imagination and innovation as the Esplanade – Theatre on the Bay’s annual Flipside festival returns this May! Tackling some of life’s most serious questions through comedy, music, visual art, puppetry, physical theatre and the circus arts, your inner child will be set free as the festival offers new … Continue reading Preview: Flipside 2019 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
This weekend, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre returns to the Esplanade Theatre for a retrospective on decorated company founder Lin Hwai-min’s impressive body of work over the years. Often considered poetic, powerful and replete with philosophical beauty, Lin’s choreography has, over the years, cemented itself as a permanent part of the international dance community’s collective consciousness, a living legend and one of the very best among … Continue reading Preview: Cloud Gate 45th Anniversary Gala Programme – Lin Hwai-min – A Retrospective
Return to Neo Pee Teck Lane. Neo Kim Seng’s My Grandfather’s Road is back, this time as part of the Esplanade’s 2019 season of The Studios. While overall following the same plot and arc as the last time we watched it. Now taking place in the Esplanade Theatre Studio, our experience begins even before we step into the performance space, where Kim Seng has set up … Continue reading The Studios 2019: My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS) (English Version) by Neo Kim Seng (Review)
Neo Kim Seng’s My Grandfather’s Road has had a wild journey since it was first created in 2015 for Cake Theatrical Productions’ Running with Strippers. The biographical work was based on the history of his actual grandfather Neo Pee Teck, which had a side road in Pasir Panjang named after him, and has gone on not only to become published as a book, but also a Cantonese version … Continue reading The Studios 2019: An Interview with Playwrights Neo Kim Seng, Gary Tang and Tan Cher Kian of My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS)
The ties that bind us are frayed in this revival of a Singaporean LGBTQ classic. Written by Eleanor Wong in 1993, 16 years on, Mergers and Accusations remains one of Singapore’s most seminal queer theatrical works. Dripping with sarcastic wit and rapid fire legal jargon, the play remains relevant even today for its unabashed portrayal of citizens afraid to come out of the closet for fear of the impact … Continue reading The Studios 2019: Mergers and Accusations (Review)
Eleanor Wong is sometimes better known for her position as a law professor at NUS’ Faculty of Law. But to most of the arts community, she is perhaps best known for her seminal Invitation to Treat trilogy of plays, narratively linked by their protagonist, Ellen Toh. Set in the 90s, Ellen is a lawyer who realises she is a lesbian. But coming out, both to society and … Continue reading The Studios 2019: An Interview with Director Chen Yingxuan and Performer Oon Shu An of Mergers & Accusations
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