BBC’s highly entertaining journalism drama drums up discussion on the role of the media today. Does anyone read the news anymore? And even if they do, can they trust it? Those are just some of the many issues BBC’s aptly titled Press raises about the media and the newsroom. Press opens dramatically, with the fictitious Herald’s news editor Holly Evans (Charlotte Riley) declaring loudly to an angry mob “I am … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Press
LONDON – “We’re harpies. We’re a three headed bitch. We’ve been guarding the gates. Now we’re throwing them open.” There’s a strange hole in the ground, and three women are inside, forcing their way out. They’re singing. They’re moving. They’re taking up space. And they refuse to apologise. The Royal Court Theatre presents Ellie Kendrick’s debut play, presented as part of the Royal Court’s Jerwood New Playwrights programme … Continue reading Preview: Hole by the Royal Court Theatre
Two new dance works that showcase both artistic vision and immense physical skill from Frontier Danceland Frontier Danceland never lets up in their ability to push their dancers to new limits – in their annual year end showcase Milieu, the contemporary dance company presents two all new choreographies that are challenging both physically and artistically, showing that contemporary dance remains one of the most exciting, … Continue reading Review: Milieu 2018 by Frontier Danceland
LONDON – Playing as part of the Blue Elephant Theatre’s Elephantology Festival for new companies and graduates, Ugly Bucket theatre is presenting their new play Bost-Uni Plues! Everyone says that university is the best three years of your life. The only problem is – what’s the comedown going to be like once you graduate? Based on the true experiences and stories told by graduates, join three clowns … Continue reading Preview: Bost-Uni Plues by Ugly Bucket
LONDON – “Marchin’ days is over man.” ear for eye presents the newest work from Olivier and BAFTA Award-winning writer and director debbie tucker green, now considered one of theatre’s most original and internationally acclaimed voices. green has previously worked on plays for the Royal Court, including a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun), hang, truth & reconciliation, and random. In this new work, green captures snapshots of lives, and experiences of … Continue reading Preview: ear for eye by the Royal Court Theatre
After their annual mid-year showcase at Sides 2018. Frontier Danceland ends off their 2018 season with the annual Milieu 2018, as they present a new double bill of work at the Esplanade Theatre Studio this November. Focusing on closely incorporating the concept of sound and aural elements into the performance, Milieu 2018 will invite two international artists to showcase new works. In Dimensions of Dialogue, Frontier Danceland Artistic Director Low … Continue reading Preview: Milieu 2018 by Frontier Danceland
LONDON – Brand new theatre company Wild Surmise makes their theatrical debut this week as part of Clapham Fringe 2018! Formed in September 2017, the company aims to produce and promote new writing and new talent, and will be presenting the premiere of Duncan Turner’s screwball comedy-thriller So Bad. Says writer/producer Duncan Turner, who also writes prose and theatre journalism: “Imagine Pinter without the pauses and … Continue reading Preview: So Bad by Wild Surmise (Clapham Fringe 2018)
In conservative Singapore, it’s next to impossible to find an exhibition dedicated almost entirely to a gallery of nudes. But perhaps that’s where The Private Museum comes into the picture, most recently daring to do the extraordinary, and providing an avenue for art on the margins to be displayed in its fully glory. Commemorating the 5th anniversary since the passing of one of Singapore’s great … Continue reading Museum Musings: Embodiment | Sentience at The Private Museum
There is more than a passing similarity to Shakespeare’s King Lear and a certain recently deceased leader from our very own country. Besides being former heads of a nation and possessing three children, Lear, when translated to Mandarin, also happens to begin with the Chinese character 李, or ‘Lee’. Appropriately enough then, for their very first Shakespeare adaptation, local Mandarin theatre company Nine Years Theatre … Continue reading Nine Years Theatre’s Lear Is Dead 李尔亡: An Interview with Nelson Chia and Timothy Wan
LONDON – As part of the Clapham Fringe 2018, Pregnant Fish Theatre premieres Like Lions, a brand new play about the everyday struggles of UK millennials this October. Over the last year, Pregnant Fish Theatre conducted a series of workshops with 25 – 34 year-olds around the UK, giving participants opportunities to discuss their hopes, fears and thoughts about their own futures. With the input gathered, director of Pregnant Fish Theatre and … Continue reading Preview: Like Lions by Pregnant Fish Theatre (Clapham Fringe 2018)
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