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Arts, Review, Singapore

Review: TM by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Ontroerend Goed

Dissolving the borders between us and them with a reassuring, hopeful personality quiz. In a year where physical performances are slowly but surely becoming the norm once again, it can be off-putting or daunting to go back to the world of digital productions, unless there is something truly special about the piece. For Belgian theatre company Ontroerend Goed however, there is something enticing enough about … Continue reading Review: TM by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Ontroerend Goed

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Arts, Film, Review, Singapore

★★☆☆☆ Review: Voyagers dir. Neil Burger

Journey to nowhere. They say that if you stare at the abyss long enough, it stares back at you. And one place you’re sure to find it is in the darkness of the human soul. The inherent horror of returning to our base nature is explored once again in Neil Burger’s Voyagers, as a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Voyagers dir. Neil Burger

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Arts, Books, By The Book, literature, Review

★★★★☆ Book Review: Ace Agent Spycat and the Mayonnaise Mayhem by Darren Lim

Crime-fighting cats return to save the world’s landmarks from thieving racoons. When we read the first book in Darren Lim’s Ace Agent Spycat Series, we were charmed by our flawed but likeable heroes, as they saved the world from freezing over using their wits, cool gadgets, and the power of teamwork. Now, Spycat and Rockcat are back for a brand new adventure, as thieving racoon … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: Ace Agent Spycat and the Mayonnaise Mayhem by Darren Lim

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Model Citizens (2021) by The Necessary Stage

Women without men. Singapore is a nation that has always been proud of its pristine city, seemingly flawless to the rest of the world. But underneath its facade lies a tangled mass of quashed tensions, constantly threatening to break past the surface.  Such is the case in The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) Model Citizens, where a Member of Parliament (MP) is stabbed by an unhappy citizen, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Model Citizens (2021) by The Necessary Stage

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★★☆☆☆ Review: The Other F Word by Miriam Cheong

Confused message finds it difficult to cut through the flab of Miriam Cheong’s one-woman show. In her no-holds barred confessional play The Other F Word, Miriam Cheong admits that her body has always been an issue for her, ever since she was in school, to being an adult actress today. Directed by Aidli ‘Alin’ Mosbit, The Other F Word is all about starting a conversation … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: The Other F Word by Miriam Cheong

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★★★☆☆ Review: The Monster In The Mirror by Bitesize Theatre and Gateway Arts

Online musical for teens features catchy songs amidst a shaky plot.  With the pandemic in place, school assembly programmes are becoming an increasingly tough sell for arts groups, who can no longer physically be present to perform for students. But for Bitesize Theatre, they’ve spent the last year innovating, adapting, and expanding a work that’s tailor-made for schools, with the release of their full-length online … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Monster In The Mirror by Bitesize Theatre and Gateway Arts

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

Review: LEAP 2021 by Frontier Danceland

Youth dancers take on Frontier Danceland dancers’ new choreographies. In the 11th edition of LEAP, the latest batch of the M1-Frontier Danceland PULSE Programme graduates made their mark with five works that showed off the results of their training. Taking inspiration from the movement of birds, the performance opened strong with Mark Robles’ AviuMotus, seeing the dancers dressed in traditional, cultural garb. One could practically … Continue reading Review: LEAP 2021 by Frontier Danceland

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Review: Broken Turns by Qotn. Van Su Yun

Choose your own Spanish dance class. Despite its status as a corporate meeting platform, Zoom has offered up a surprising number of possibilities and potential as a medium for theatre. For performer Qotn. Van Su Yun, director Adeeb Fazah, and writer Nah Dominic, it’s become a prime means of experimentation when it comes to storytelling in the pandemic season, as seen in their new work … Continue reading Review: Broken Turns by Qotn. Van Su Yun

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★★★☆☆ Book Review: First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

Quintessential Haruki Murakami reflecting on the little absurdities that make up our world.  I first discovered Haruki Murakami as a teenager, diving into his works from The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle to 1Q84. Often, it was the ones that had a distinct, surreal touch that struck me, creating the idea that beyond what our usual senses could detect, there lay an entire layer of alternate reality, dangerous and dream-like. … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Book Review: First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

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Arts, Opera, Review, Singapore

★★★☆☆ Review: In Our Manner of Speaking – ReClaimed Lands by The Opera People

Migration and movement explored through song. Following their previous live performance, one of the last to take place in a venue before circuit breaker measures in 2020, The Opera People returned to Wild Rice’s theatre studio for their annual iteration of In Our Manner of Speaking. Combining poetry read by Joel Tan), art songs, classical tunes and contemporary numbers, the performance present commentary on the … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: In Our Manner of Speaking – ReClaimed Lands by The Opera People

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