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Review: The Bride Always Knocks Twice – Killer Secrets by The Theatre Practice

Justice always catches up. In James M. Cain’s hard-boiled novel The Postman Always Rings Twice, the title acts as a metaphor for how perpetrators will eventually answer the call to justice. With a title like The Bride Always Knocks Twice – Killer Secrets, The Theatre Practice’s (Practice) latest production similarly deals with issues of justice, where all truth eventually comes to light, no matter how … Continue reading Review: The Bride Always Knocks Twice – Killer Secrets by The Theatre Practice

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Preview: Storyfest 2021

As 2020 has shown, even a pandemic can’t keep a good storyteller down. Now in its 5th edition, StoryFest returns this year once again as a virtual festival, with a series of evocative talks and performances hosted across Zoom, VOD and the StoryFest YouTube channel. Co-presented by The Storytelling Centre Limited and The Arts House, the festival will take place across three weeks from 20th … Continue reading Preview: Storyfest 2021

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Preview: The Remembering Resource (II) by Grain Performance and Research Lab

Photo credits (A Memory Search, 1993): Koh Nguang How/Ho Keen Fi More than 25 years ago, Ang Gey Pin, a veteran theatre director and actress, together with the other members of the now-defunct Theatre OX (1995-2007), journeyed to live in an abandoned zen centre in Pulau Ubin for rigorous work on the craft of performance. As one of the first ensemble-based theatre groups in Singapore, … Continue reading Preview: The Remembering Resource (II) by Grain Performance and Research Lab

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Arts of Hong Kong 2021: The Finale of Mr. AD by HKRep

HONG KONG – In a theatre company founded with the motto of “art for art’s sake,” its Artistic Director puts everything on the line to create a suspenseful drama, but his actors criticise the script as substandard, resisting the process at every step, making life really hard. How will things unfold? HKRep Artistic Director Anthony Chan is both playwright and director of The Finale of Mr. … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: The Finale of Mr. AD by HKRep

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Art What!: Video games elevated to art at the ArtScience Museum’s Virtual Realms

One of my earliest video game memories was heading to the arcade at the nearby mall, inserting a few tokens into the Street Fighter machine, and then promptly proceeding to get completely whomped by the older boy playing against me. Yes, I cried, but in a time before the Internet was as prolific as it is today, video games were the best way for younger, … Continue reading Art What!: Video games elevated to art at the ArtScience Museum’s Virtual Realms

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SRT’s Lungs: Joshua Lim and Oon Shu An talk theatre, babies and finding space to breathe

In a times as uncertain as today, how do you bear to bring a child into the world? That’s just one of the many questions that sparks off one couple’s deep discussion of their future, in Singapore Repertory Theatre’s production of Duncan MacMillan’s Lungs. Directed by Daniel Jenkins, and starring Joshua Lim and Oon Shu An, Lungs is an “intelligent, funny, moving and surprising” play, … Continue reading SRT’s Lungs: Joshua Lim and Oon Shu An talk theatre, babies and finding space to breathe

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Preview: Lungs by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Marking the third two-hander play since Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) post-COVID return to live performances, this June, get ready for the Singaporean premiere of Lungs this June. Written by critically-acclaimed British playwright Duncan Macmillan, Lungs follows an everyday couple (Oon Shu An and Joshua Lim) in a fairly stable relationship. Things change however, when he pops the question about having a baby. What follows is … Continue reading Preview: Lungs by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Preview: Dream by Kyle Ravin

With mass events still in limbo due to COVID-19 restrictions, most live shows have reverted to the norm of last year – going digital. But local magician Kyle Ravin isn’t satisfied giving just any regular live show; he’s taking it to the next level, with Singapore’s first fully-interactive virtual magic-theatre experience. Livestreamed via Zoom, Dream will be taking place for one night only, on 25th June. Following … Continue reading Preview: Dream by Kyle Ravin

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Film: Encore Nights Presents Bon Jovi at Golden Village

Fans of American rock legends Bon Jovi are in for a treat in June when the band’s Encore Nights concert hits local cinemas. Golden Village has secured the exclusive rights to show the much-anticipated concert on the big screens, but only for two weekends (10th to 13th and 18th to 20th June). Known for their electrifying performances, the band behind evergreen hits like “You Give … Continue reading Film: Encore Nights Presents Bon Jovi at Golden Village

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Arts of Hong Kong 2022: Immersive, interactive opera experience Laila to make Asian premiere at 50th HKAF

What does the opera of the future look like? The Finnish National Opera and Ballet (FNOB) think they have an idea, with their tech-driven Laila, an immersive and interactive opera experience, set to make its Asian premiere at the 50th Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) in 2022. Scheduled to take place at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum from 25th February 2022, the experience will be … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2022: Immersive, interactive opera experience Laila to make Asian premiere at 50th HKAF

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