★★★★☆ Review: Fault Lines by Protagonist Studio and Cocoon Creative Lab

Flurry of issues during a Malaysian family reunion in New York. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Home is where the heart is, but what happens when the home you left behind follows you into a new country? Adding a new play to the Malaysian canon of theatre is Adriana Nordin Manan, with her original script Fault Lines, which follows Malaysian Shereen as she receives a visit … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Fault Lines by Protagonist Studio and Cocoon Creative Lab

★★☆☆☆ Review: Buckets by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

Ensemble work about unfulfilled desires and the inevitability of death messy amidst truth. In the final collaborative effort between Nine Years Theatre (NYT) and NAFA School of Theatre, director Timothy Wan and the Year 3 graduating students of NAFA’s Diploma in Theatre (English Drama) present Adam Bernard’s unusual play Buckets. Referencing the idea of a bucket list and the endless unfulfilled tasks one is left … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Buckets by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: The Fall by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

Snapshots of fleeting youth and the tragedy of life in three acts. If it’s one thing in life money can’t buy, it’s youth. Doomed to age till the day we die, it is far too often that by the time we reach a degree of emotional maturity to appreciate what we have, it is often already too late to enjoy it in all its glory. … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Fall by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Lord Of The Flies by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

Hallucinations and violence cause chaos in this Mandarin adaptation of Goldberg’s classic. As civilised as we might seem, when placed in extreme situations, any human is likely to regress into survival mode, reverting to our animal instincts in a primal state closer to beast than man. One of the most prominent works in the English language to explore this is William Golding’s seminal novel Lord … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Lord Of The Flies by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

Review: Crack the Case – Mind Hunter by Sight Lines Entertainment

Messing with the supernatural in this immersive murder mystery. Everyone loves a good mystery, particularly if it surrounds a grisly crime. In Sight Lines Entertainment’s latest venture, the team is once again elevating the live entertainment experience with Crack the Case: Mind Hunter, as you enter the mind of a criminal, and save his victims before it’s too late. Written and directed by Krish Natarajan … Continue reading Review: Crack the Case – Mind Hunter by Sight Lines Entertainment

★★★★★ Review: Searching Blue by T.H.E Dance Company

An invitation towards finding a better future, together. Do we exist as individuals to suffer the weight of the world, or is there a possibility of thriving through cooperation, where we learn not to live in conflict but harmoniously, seeking out solutions together? That is the story that T.H.E Dance Company’s latest production attempts to tell, with Searching Blue. Choreographed by Kuik Swee Boon, Searching … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Searching Blue by T.H.E Dance Company

★★★★★ Review: Mari Kita Main Wayang by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Breathing new life into Peranakan theatre with diversity, heart, and joy. Over the years, various aspects of Peranakan culture have entered the public consciousness again, thanks to television shows like The Little Nyonya, or the emergence of the Peranakan Museum, alongside intensive marketing campaigns. All of this has led to its renewed popularity, from the prevalence of Peranakan tiles, reimagining the nyonya kebaya in contemporary … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Mari Kita Main Wayang by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Music Is: Staying true in life and music with Johnny Orlando

In a world where TikTok tweens are taking over before even coming of age, Johnny Orlando seems to represent the last of a generation of young artists who made it big the classic way – amassing fame via YouTube. Despite being just 20, the former YouTuber turned professional musician had previously garnered over 25 million international fans and totaled over 500 million YouTube views, and had … Continue reading Music Is: Staying true in life and music with Johnny Orlando

Museum Musings: Mars – The Red Mirror at the ArtScience Museum

Docking at ArtScience Museum, Mars: The Red Mirror will launch visitors on an out-of-this-world expedition through 12,000 years of culture, art, history, and science about Mars from ancient times to the present day. The exhibition marks the most comprehensive historical and cultural look at the Red Planet to land in Singapore, featuring over 300 objects, including significant historical artefacts, rare scientific manuscripts, films, contemporary works … Continue reading Museum Musings: Mars – The Red Mirror at the ArtScience Museum

Singapore Writers Festival 2023: Final edition for Festival Director Pooja Nansi celebrates decolonising the mind and changing perspectives

The Singapore Writers Festival has always represented a gathering of minds, not only celebrating the best of the best in the literary world, both internationally and regionally, but also a time for readers and writers to assemble, to exchange ideas and to immerse in writing of all genres. Under this year’s theme of Plot Twist, the suite of programmes often encouraged audience members to expect … Continue reading Singapore Writers Festival 2023: Final edition for Festival Director Pooja Nansi celebrates decolonising the mind and changing perspectives