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★★★★☆ Review: WAN BELANTARA – Enjet-Enjet Semut by Saiful Amri & Anwar Hadi Ramli

Political problems abound in the animal kingdom. From ancient fables passed down from generation to generation, to modern day nature documentaries, there’s always been something about using the animal kingdom as a medium for telling stories about the human condition. And as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, director Saiful Amri and playwright Anwar Hadi Ramli are only adding to that canon, with the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: WAN BELANTARA – Enjet-Enjet Semut by Saiful Amri & Anwar Hadi Ramli

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★★★☆☆ Review: Havoc Girls & Kamikaze Boys by Brian Gothong Tan and NAFA

The youth of today grapple with difficult world issues. Are the youth of today as ‘woke’ as they think they are? Directed by Brian Gothong Tan and written by Nabilah Said, Havoc Girls & Kamikaze Boys features the BA (Hons) Theatre Arts students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) as they perform in this show exploring some of the world’s most significant social and political … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Havoc Girls & Kamikaze Boys by Brian Gothong Tan and NAFA

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Review: i am not here by The Lost Post Initiative

Heartbreak interwoven with humour in examining the suppression of the female voice across time. When one steps into a theatre space, one of the last things one might expect to find is a literal boxing ring. Just as you’re getting used to the idea of this strange set-piece, two women dressed in exercise gear and carrying gym bags arrive and enter the ring, and we … Continue reading Review: i am not here by The Lost Post Initiative

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★★★☆☆ Review: a line could be crossed and you would slowly cease to be by Koh Wan Ching and Andrew Sutherland

The future is bleak in this meandering search for meaning in the anthropocene. As climate change causes the world to irreversibly change, it often feels like as year by year goes by, we’re stepping deeper into an absurd future where we lose all sense of who we are and what we’re living for. Tackling this strange idea of existence head on, Koh Wan Ching and … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: a line could be crossed and you would slowly cease to be by Koh Wan Ching and Andrew Sutherland

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★★★★☆ Review: The Grizzlies dir. Miranda de Pencier

Canadian Film Festival opener puts spotlight on Inuit community and the redemptive power of sports. Beyond ice hockey, maple trees and Justin Trudeau, perhaps one of the lesser known aspects of Canadian culture would be the people from the First Nations, with natives rarely spotlighted in film and mass media. But sports drama <em>The Grizzlies </em>looks set to change that, as it opens the 2020 Canadian … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Grizzlies dir. Miranda de Pencier

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★★★★☆ Review: #THEATRE by INDEX

Discover the intimate secrets of the Esplanade Theatre, as told through the ephemeral language of light, sound and space. Under restrictive live performance rules, it was probably only a matter of time before we would see a show with no actors at all. And as strange and unconventional as that idea sounds, given a strong enough concept and capable team, the results are nothing short … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: #THEATRE by INDEX

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★★★★☆ Review: Bull by Wild Rice

Victoria Chen grabs the Bull by its horns in this fast-paced, hard-hitting play about cutthroat workplaces. 2020 has been a tumultuous year, with surging unemployment and mass retrenchment exercises across the world, thanks to the economic recession and restrictions brought about by COVID-19. It seems then, that Mike Bartlett’s Bull is a timely play to stage at this point. Playing as part of Wild Rice’s Directors’ … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Bull by Wild Rice

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★★★★☆ Review: André and His Olive Tree dir. Josiah Ng

Pondering what it means to put perfection on a plate. In the world of fine dining, André Chiang is probably best known for Restaurant André, his Singaporean dining establishment that lasted eight years, garnering critical acclaim, two Michelin stars and appearing on plenty of ‘best of’ lists before abruptly shutting down in 2018. While it may seem sad, Chef André instead was moving on to … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: André and His Olive Tree dir. Josiah Ng

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Preview: Reel Talk – André and His Olive Tree at Golden Village Suntec

Released worldwide on Netflix in December 2020, Singapore is the only country where food documentary André and His Olive Tree is unavailable to stream on the service. But good news – it’s coming to cinemas this week. And Singaporeans should be excited about this film, because the titular André refers to André Chiang, the Taiwanese chef behind Singapore’s very own Restaurant André, which garnered two Michelin Stars and … Continue reading Preview: Reel Talk – André and His Olive Tree at Golden Village Suntec

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★★★★☆ Review: Ghost Light by SRT’s The Young Company

The Young Company explore promenade theatre and uncover ghosts of the pasts, while revealing a talented cast.  In a year where the theatre scene has been forced to change, it makes sense that new productions would attempt to take on new forms and experimentations to adapt to the restricted performance landscape. And so it is for the Singapore Repertory Theatre’s latest batch of The Young … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Ghost Light by SRT’s The Young Company

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