Review: Lemmings and The Wedding Pig by The Second Breakfast Company

Staging new scripts can be daunting, and even more so when these scripts mark their writers’ stage debuts. But in The Second Breakfast Company’s second outing, they’re going big and presenting an ambitious double bill of two completely new plays, both of which tackle mature topics beyond their young writers’ ages, and are promising starts should they choose to continue down this route in the future. The … Continue reading Review: Lemmings and The Wedding Pig by The Second Breakfast Company

Review: Fun Home by Pangdemonium

In 2006, Dykes to Watch Out For cartoonist Alison Bechdel released a graphic novel memoir of her life. That book was Fun Home, and has since gone on to garner a huge fan following, as it traces Bechdel’s life growing up in rural Pennsylvania, focusing on the relationships she shared with her family, and her own journey of coming to terms with her sexuality. That book of course, … Continue reading Review: Fun Home by Pangdemonium

Open Homes @ Silver Arts: I AM by Ajuntha Anwari

Ajuntha Anwari lives in a big old house in Telok Kurau. Stepping beyond the gates to her garden, the lively self-described “60-something year old lady” greets her guests with a wide grin, as she beckons them to take a seat in her living room, as part of her performance at Open Homes @ Silver Arts. There are a few people she knows dearly in the … Continue reading Open Homes @ Silver Arts: I AM by Ajuntha Anwari