Childhood comes back to haunt these siblings in the final edition of the Page on Stage 2019. You ever go to a family gathering and meet all your relatives, each one taking their turn to reminisce about the past? That’s kind of what Seven Views of Redhill feels like, only a lot more dramatic, and a lot more bittersweet. Rounding off the Arts House’s The Page … Continue reading Review: The Page on Stage – Seven Views of Redhill
Following their last edition of The Page on Stage in July, this October, The Arts House continues their streak of successful stage adaptations of local literary short stories with their third and final instalment for the year – Dora Tan’s Seven Views of Redhill. Once again pairing a television director with prominent local actors, this time around, Seven Views of Redhill is helmed by director Lee Thean-jeen, in his … Continue reading The Page on Stage: An Interview with Lee Thean-Jeen, Lim Yu-Beng and Janice Koh (Seven Views of Redhill)
Love goes hand in hand with loss in this moving adaptation of Ng Swee San’s short story. While K. Rajagopal is best known for his acclaimed work on film, the director of A Yellow Bird admitted in Missing’s post show discussion that he was nervous about helming this theatrical work, considering how film and theatre are two very different mediums. The truth is, he had absolutely nothing to worry … Continue reading Review: The Page on Stage – Missing presented by The Arts House
The Arts House’s Page on Stage series has been growing from strength to strength, starting off at the 2018 edition of Textures with an adaptation of short stories from Gopal Baratham, Colin Cheong, Philip Jeyaretnam and Simon Tay, and at the 2019 edition of Textures, with the pared down but very moving Samping, from Math Paper Press’ Balik Kampung series. Now, the series is back for its third part, going beyond Textures to present Ng Swee … Continue reading Preview: The Page on Stage – Missing presented by The Arts House
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