Tag: Review

Arts, Comedy, Review

★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Divorce Party! by Dream Academy

Frenetic, chaotically delightful spin on a wedding dinner anchored by Sebastian Tan’s larger-than-life performance. Divorces are often treated as tragedies, spoken about in hushed tones rather than celebrated. But why shouldn’t the end of a relationship also mark a fresh start—two people mutually deciding they’re ready to embrace singlehood again? Dream Academy seems to think it is worth celebrating, and their new theatrical dining experience, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Divorce Party! by Dream Academy

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Arts, Music, Review, Singapore

Concert Review: ECOncert 《声态不息》 by Ding Yi Music Company

A collaborative, multi-genre invitation to forest bathe in the Esplanade Recital Studio, and co-exist with nature all around us. Now in its third edition, Ding Yi Music Company’s ECOncert has come to embrace an identity unmistakably its own, one rooted in environmental consciousness, an attentiveness to the natural textures of sound, and a desire to re-enchant the everyday landscapes around us. This year, the team … Continue reading Concert Review: ECOncert 《声态不息》 by Ding Yi Music Company

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Arts, Concert, Music, Review, Singapore

Concert Review: Stephen Hough Piano Concerto + Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

A night of musical mastery with the Asian premiere of Sir Stephen Hough’s evocative piano concerto, and a commanding rendition of Saint-Saëns’s majestic Organ Symphony. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) welcomed audiences to an evening of elegance, energy, and emotion under the baton of Associate Conductor Rodolfo Barráez, featuring the Asian premiere of Sir Stephen Hough’s own Piano Concerto, The World of Yesterday. Completing the … Continue reading Concert Review: Stephen Hough Piano Concerto + Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Review, Reviews, Singapore

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Twelve Angry Men《十二怒汉》by Nine Years Theatre

Biases unravel and tempers flare in Nine Years Theatre’s powerful revival of this classic courtroom drama. There is something unsettling about the image that accompanied the publicity for Twelve Angry Men: twelve faces, marked by a single red stroke. Is it erasure, censorship, or judgment? The ambiguity lingers as the lights dim, an apt prelude to Nine Years Theatre’s searing revival of Reginald Rose’s courtroom … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Twelve Angry Men《十二怒汉》by Nine Years Theatre

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Final Bow《散戏》by Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group

Heartfelt, hilarious, and profoundly moving, Final Bow is a theatrical triumph that captures the bittersweet beauty of an art form standing at the end of an era and the edge of change. What makes theatre so precious is its transience. Each performance exists only in that instant, where there are no two ever alike, no recording ever truly able to capture the electricity of being … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Final Bow《散戏》by Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group

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Arts, Review, SRT, Theatre

★★☆☆☆ Theatre Review: Congratulations, Get Rich! by Singapore Repertory Theatre, La Boite Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company

SRT, La Boite Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company’s karaoke-inspired ghost story struggles to find the note. Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Congratulations, Get Rich! arrives with an impressive pedigree, marking a first-time co-production between SRT, Sydney Theatre Company, and Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre. Written by and starring Merlynn Tong, the play promises a raucous blend of karaoke comedy, family tragedy, and ghostly intervention. On paper, it sounds … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Theatre Review: Congratulations, Get Rich! by Singapore Repertory Theatre, La Boite Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company

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Arts, Review, The Necessary Stage, Theatre

★★☆☆☆ Theatre Review: SG Insecure by The Necessary Stage

TNS’ attempt to subvert the SG60 celebrations is a patchy collection of stories about government surveillance and control that instead reveals its own insecurities. If there’s one thing Singaporeans crave, it’s control, whether over order, and how we’re seen by others. SG Insecure, The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) latest work, sets out to question that national impulse. Framed as a subversive take on the SG60 celebrations, … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Theatre Review: SG Insecure by The Necessary Stage

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Arts, musical, Review, Sands Theatre, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Dear Evan Hansen by Base Entertainment Asia

Touring production of Dear Evan Hansen brims with talent and emotion, and shows just why it remains one of the best and most beloved modern musicals of today. There are musicals that make you cry, and then there are musicals that quietly hold your hand while you do. Dear Evan Hansen, now playing at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, belongs firmly as part of … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Dear Evan Hansen by Base Entertainment Asia

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Arts, travel

Expo 2025 Osaka: A Visit To The Singapore Pavilion – The Dream Sphere

OSAKA, JAPAN – Singapore has always been known as a little red dot. But one thing our small but influential nation has always been known for is its ability to brand itself well to stand out in a big world. So when the World Expo 2025 comes along, why not turn the little red dot into a massive red sphere for the Singapore Pavilion, loudly … Continue reading Expo 2025 Osaka: A Visit To The Singapore Pavilion – The Dream Sphere

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Arts, Pangdemonium, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Kimberly Akimbo by Pangdemonium!

Life-affirming, powerful and incredibly fun musical anchored by a stellar Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo emerges as one of the best of the year. Every so often, a musical comes along that simply knocks the wind out of you through sheer sincerity. In their final show of their 2025 season, Pangdemonium’s Kimberly Akimbo achieves that, one of the best shows of the year that is both hilarious and … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Kimberly Akimbo by Pangdemonium!

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