Theatre Stars of the Future: An Interview with Erwin Shah Ismail and Kimberly Chan of GenerAsia’s Journeys

There’s been a spate of large scale productions and festivals that seem to endlessly hit Singapore each month clamouring for attention. So perhaps there’s a kind of comfort in getting away from the madness of it all and finding something altogether different. This February, one show arises to buck the trend and showcase two actors, each just finding the space to tell a story. That … Continue reading Theatre Stars of the Future: An Interview with Erwin Shah Ismail and Kimberly Chan of GenerAsia’s Journeys

Preview: Platform Series – Journeys by GenerAsia

Monologues have the potential to be some of the most powerful pieces of theatre, with an entire audience focused on a single performer, pouring their heart out into a character. This February, for just two nights only, GenerAsia will present not one but two monologues performed by young, upcoming thespians Erwin Shah and Kimberly Chan in an exciting double bill. Erwin Shah will be performing Kulit On The … Continue reading Preview: Platform Series – Journeys by GenerAsia

Review: My Love Is Blind by Musical Theatre Limited

Presented by Musical Theatre Limited, My Love Is Blind marks one of the first locally produced musicals featuring visually impaired actors onstage. Although simple in plot, My Love Is Blind goes all out to push the important message that just because one is blind, doesn’t mean they’re disabled, but in fact, just as capable as a sighted person. Based off the true story of Tan Guan Heng, My … Continue reading Review: My Love Is Blind by Musical Theatre Limited

Preview: My Love Is Blind by Musical Theatre Limited

Presented by Musical Theatre Limited, acclaimed original musical My Love Is Blind returns this November to present its epic, inspirational tale based off Tan Guan Heng’s eponymous semi-autobiographical novel. Scripted by Leon Foo and Kevin Seah, with music by Julian Abraham Chua, the musical follows the story of Tan, an ex-Rafflesian, lost his sight in the prime of his life shortly after his graduation from the University of … Continue reading Preview: My Love Is Blind by Musical Theatre Limited

Review: Forever Young by Sing’theatre

  If you think there’s nothing to look forward to but retirement and CPF after becoming a senior citizen, think again, as Sing’theatre presents their 10th anniversary production this October – an all new, localized version of Erik Gedeon’s Forever Young. The jukebox musical has gained cult status in several European countries, and is described by Gedeon himself as a form of “song drama”, where appropriately … Continue reading Review: Forever Young by Sing’theatre

Review: Grandmother Tongue by W!ld Rice

We’ve got bad news for readers who haven’t secured a ticket to Grandmother Tongue: it’s completely sold out! Having missed out on the first run of the show at last year’s Singapore Theatre Festival, we were ecstatic and brimming with excitement to check out the show that will be seeing full houses for 3 straight weeks. And we weren’t disappointed at all. Writer/director Thomas Lim … Continue reading Review: Grandmother Tongue by W!ld Rice

Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by ABA Productions and The Reduced Shakespeare Company

Ever wish you could catch all the works of the greatest playwright in the English language in a single night? The Reduced Shakespeare Company is doubtless, your answer to that, condensing all 37 of William Shakespeare’s plays into a 2-act, 97 minute play! The Reduced Shakespeare Company (cheekily abbreviated to the RSC) is no newbie to the scene: armed with a 37 year history, the RSC … Continue reading Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by ABA Productions and The Reduced Shakespeare Company

SIFA 2017: Vegetative State by Manuela Infante (Review)

Are animals really all that different from plants? Or is the way they experience life and stimuli simply a stretched out version of how we see things, due to their considerably longer lifespan? Chilean director Manuela Infante takes the concept of plant intelligence and communication and brings it to life in the polyphonic, poetic Vegetative State. Performed by actress Marcela Salinas, the experimental work brings us on a … Continue reading SIFA 2017: Vegetative State by Manuela Infante (Review)

SIFA 2017: And So You See… Our Honourable Blue Sky And Ever Enduring Sun… Can Only Be Consumed Slice By Slice… By Robyn Orlin (Preview)

When one thinks of SIFA, one undoubtedly thinks of weird, experimental works that push the very definition of what makes art itself, and continually expand the medium to reach all new heights. This year, South African choreographer Robyn Orlin looks set to deliver that work with And So You See… Our Honourable Blue Sky And Ever Enduring Sun… Can Only Be Consumed Slice By Slice… (henceforth … Continue reading SIFA 2017: And So You See… Our Honourable Blue Sky And Ever Enduring Sun… Can Only Be Consumed Slice By Slice… By Robyn Orlin (Preview)

SIFA 2017: Germinal by Halory Goerger, Antoine Defoort (Review)

If French philosopher Jacques Derrida were still alive today and caught Germinal, one wonders what the creator of deconstruction himself might have made of the show. To deconstruct an object or concept, one essentially takes it completely apart in all its complexities, almost like laying out all the parts of a well oiled machine, reducing it to the sum of its contents. What seems like an act … Continue reading SIFA 2017: Germinal by Halory Goerger, Antoine Defoort (Review)