★★★★☆ 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

Review: Murder at Mandai Camp – The Case Reopens by Sight Lines Productions

False leads, freedom to explore and more content makes this a better realisation of Sight Lines’ vision for an online murder mystery. Following the wave of companies releasing archival footage of previous shows, one of the earliest companies to emerge with an original online production this year was Sight Lines Entertainment with Murder at Mandai Camp in June. Acting as a kind of stopgap measure … Continue reading Review: Murder at Mandai Camp – The Case Reopens by Sight Lines Productions

Review: A Green Dot (2020) by A Little RAW

Spreading hope through dance this holiday season.  Living in Singapore, perhaps one of the rarest commodities we can ask for it space. And in A Little RAW’s A Green Dot, not only do the members of this inclusive young dancers’ company explore it physically, through the concept of ‘guerilla gardening’, but also, metaphorically, as it posits the great big question – is there space for everyone … Continue reading Review: A Green Dot (2020) by A Little RAW

Wild Rice announces two new shows and a re-run to kick off 2021

Wild Rice’s 2020 season has just come to an end, but already, they’re gearing up for a busy 2021 ahead. Not only will they be continuing to present the remainder of their Directors’ Residency presentations, but they’ve now announced an additional three shows to be presented in the first quarter of 2021. “In the face of ongoing uncertainty, we are only able to announce the … Continue reading Wild Rice announces two new shows and a re-run to kick off 2021

Review: How To Break A Window by T:>Works

Showcasing the winners of this year’s 24-Hour Playwriting Competition.   T:>works’ annual 24-Hour Playwriting Competition is one of Singapore’s longest running playwriting competitions, unique in how it puts competitors in different site-specific writing locations, and of course, the chance to discover brand new writing talent to contribute to the canon of Singapore scripts. With the COVID-19 pandemic this year, the competition was held in the only … Continue reading Review: How To Break A Window by T:>Works

Art What!: Faith Beauty Love Hope at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Just in time for Christmas and the New Year, three new exhibitions have opened at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM). Aimed at spotlighting the community of people behind the ACM, Faith Beauty Love Hope – Our Stories, Your ACM, Perfect Stranger, and thINK: Chinese Calligraphy, Connoisseurship and Collecting reveal the lesser-known side of the museum through stories from the perspectives of staff, tenants, partners, artists and collectors. … Continue reading Art What!: Faith Beauty Love Hope at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Review: Schooled by Wild Rice’s Singapore Youth Theatre

The kids are alright, as Wild Rice’s inaugural batch of Singapore Youth Theatre showcases what they’re made of.  For a number of years now, in addition to their regular productions, Wild Rice has offered programmes for potential child actors (First Stage) and older, more experienced theatremakers in their adulthood (Young & Wild). But there’s never really been a similar platform for teens to go under … Continue reading Review: Schooled by Wild Rice’s Singapore Youth Theatre

Preview: Girls & Boys by Pangdemonium!

After their digitally-presented, pre-recorded performance of Marc Palmieri’s Waiting For The Host, Pangdemonium has now announced their first live production since 2020’s The Son, and their first ever one woman show set for February 2021. Directed by Tracie Pang, Pangdemonium presents Dennis Kelly’s Girls & Boys. Originally performed in 2018 at London’s Royal Court Theatre by acclaimed Hollywood actress Carey Mulligan, Girls & Boys is very much in line with Pangdemonium’s … Continue reading Preview: Girls & Boys by Pangdemonium!

Preview: A Green Dot (2020) by A Little RAW

In a world that’s becoming increasingly divided, one cannot help but want to dissolve the walls that society has built all around us. Perhaps rather unusually, A Little RAW (RAW Moves’ inclusive young dancers’ company) has decided to tackle that by exploring an unexpected movement – guerilla gardening. Previously performed in 2018, A Little RAW’s A Green Dot is set to make a return this December … Continue reading Preview: A Green Dot (2020) by A Little RAW

Preview: 晚安你好 (Wan An Ni Hao) – The Late Night Show with Xiao Ming by Impromptu Meetings

If you studied Chinese back in school, you’d likely have used the name Xiao Ming in most of your compositions as a generic character with an easy to write name. Now, watch your childhood comes to life, as Impromptu Meetings (IM) brings you 晚安你好 (Wan An Ni Hao) – The Late Night Show with Xiao Ming this January. Formed by theatre practitioners Miriam Cheong, Cheryl … Continue reading Preview: 晚安你好 (Wan An Ni Hao) – The Late Night Show with Xiao Ming by Impromptu Meetings