Tag: Reviews

Arts, Circus, Comedy, festival, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Circus Review: Der Lauf (The Way Things Go) by Les Vélocimanes Associés

A delirious circus of near-disasters that transforms juggling into a nerve-shredding game of trust and keeps audiences holding their breath. With Der Lauf (The Way Things Go), Belgian company Les Vélocimanes Associés has created what may be one of the most stressful circus experiences in recent memory. Presented as part of Esplanade’s Flipside 2026 programme, this deliriously inventive work transforms juggling into something stranger and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Circus Review: Der Lauf (The Way Things Go) by Les Vélocimanes Associés

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Arts, Dance with Me, festival, Review

★★★★★ Dance Review: Planet [wanderer] by Damien Jalet & Kohei Nawa (SIFA 2026)

Awe-inspiring, hypnotic dance-installation, that takes audiences on an existential odyssey through a world that’s hostile, hauntingly beautiful, and beyond our control. Some performances tell stories, but Planet [wanderer] creates a world. Surreal, unnerving, and at times profoundly unsettling, Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa’s latest collaboration unfolds less like a dance performance than a waking dream. Playing as part of the 2026 Singapore International Festival of … Continue reading ★★★★★ Dance Review: Planet [wanderer] by Damien Jalet & Kohei Nawa (SIFA 2026)

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, festival, Review, Reviews, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Salesman之死 by Jeremy Tiang and Danny Yeo (SIFA 2026)

A love letter to theatre, translation, and humanity itself. Salesman之死 understands that sometimes the hardest thing to translate is not language; it’s culture, emotion, and perspective. Even someone like Miller, a playwright of immense stature, struggles to grasp even a fraction of the Chinese dialogue — a quiet but telling reminder of how language itself resists ownership, even by those who write it. This becomes … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Salesman之死 by Jeremy Tiang and Danny Yeo (SIFA 2026)

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Arts, KC Arts Centre, musical, Review, SRT, Theatre

★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Myles – Soulmate In A Box by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Inch Chua blends immersive multimedia and song into a visually arresting experience about the dangerous allure of frictionless love. If an AI could love you perfectly, from anticipating your every need, to removing every friction, and never misunderstanding you, would you still want a real person? Presented by Singapore Repertory Theatre after its earlier work-in-progress showing at the Singapore International Festival of Arts in 2024, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Myles – Soulmate In A Box by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Theatre Review: The BFG by the RSC, Chichester Festival Theatre, Roald Dahl Story Company, co-presented with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and SRT

A splendiferous invitation to dream big, in this magical adaptation of a beloved children’s classic with masterful puppetry and a giant heart full of hope. What if a single dream could change the world, and all it took was one small, brave “human bean” to believe in it? That spirit lies at the heart of The BFG by Roald Dahl, now reimagined in a breathtaking … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: The BFG by the RSC, Chichester Festival Theatre, Roald Dahl Story Company, co-presented with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and SRT

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Arts, musical, Preview, Singapore, SRT

Nathania Ong returns home to star as Elle Woods in Singapore Repertory Theatre’s ‘Legally Blonde’

When Elle Woods steps into Harvard Law, she’s armed not just with pink heels and impeccable hair, but with an unshakeable belief in herself, and a community of women who have her back. This July, that spirit of confidence and camaraderie returns to Singapore in a glossy, contemporary new production of Legally Blonde – The Musical, led by one of our country’s most accomplished theatre … Continue reading Nathania Ong returns home to star as Elle Woods in Singapore Repertory Theatre’s ‘Legally Blonde’

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Arts, festival, Film, Interview, Preview

SGIFF 2025: An Interview with the director and cast of ‘This City Is A Battlefield’ (Perang Kota)

In Indonesian director Mouly Surya’s latest film, This City Is a Battlefield reminds us that revolution is never a clean or heroic act. Set in Jakarta in 1946, in the uneasy year following Indonesia’s declaration of independence, the film plunges into a city caught between collapsing empires and fragile new ideals. Amid the charged streets and covert operations, Isa, a former freedom fighter turned schoolteacher, … Continue reading SGIFF 2025: An Interview with the director and cast of ‘This City Is A Battlefield’ (Perang Kota)

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Pretty Ugly by Theo Chen

Sincere, vulnerable coming-of-age musical revue that captures a young artist finding themselves. Theo Chen is someone you might describe as mature beyond their years. Having developed a lifelong love for musical theatre, singing, and performing from a young age, Theo has never shied away from the stage. There is a sense that they were always one step ahead of their peers in understanding who they … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Pretty Ugly by Theo Chen

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Pretty Ugly by Theo Chen

Theo feels pretty… sometimes.Theo feels ugly… a lot. That push and pull between confidence and self-doubt, between wanting to be seen and wanting to hide, is the central concern of Pretty Ugly, an intimate cabaret performance coming to Singapore this January as part of *SCAPE’s Comma Festival. Performed by musical theatre artist Theo Chen, Pretty Ugly is what happens when that inner voice gets a … Continue reading Preview: Pretty Ugly by Theo Chen

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Film, Hong Kong, Interview, Singapore

Arts of Hong Kong: An Interview with Hong Kong film and theatre power couple Rosa Maria Velasco and German Cheung Ming Yiu

Rosa Maria Velasco has been to Singapore many times, but always in a hurry. The city, for her, has long been a place of arrival and departure; rehearsals folded into performance schedules, nights measured in curtain calls rather than conversations. But this visit feels different. She is here not to perform, but to meet audiences, to talk, to listen, and to understand what it means … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: An Interview with Hong Kong film and theatre power couple Rosa Maria Velasco and German Cheung Ming Yiu

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