In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Tabard Theatre relaunches as Chiswick Playhouse with exciting first season
LONDON – In honour of the area’s illustrious theatrical heritage, the Tabard Theatre is reopening as Chiswick Playhouse. The Tabard brought important and innovative theatre back to Chiswick after a gap […]
Preview: Project Transit – Echoes of Waterloo by Veshnu Narayanasamy, in collaboration with Wong Chee Meng and Grain Performance & Research Lab
After catching their new production Happy Waiting back in July, Grain Performance & Research Lab are back this October to present a brand new site-specific work by Indian classical dancer Veshnu […]
In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Before I Was A Bear at The Bunker (Preview)
LONDON – A satirical and contemporary take on Greek mythology and the social media slut-shaming generation, Before I Was A Bear is a one-woman/one-bear ménage à deux about friendship, fluid sexuality […]
Nine Years Theatre’s Dear Elena: An Interview with Nelson Chia, Mia Chee and Timothy Wan
Near the start of 2019, local theatre company Nine Years Theatre (NYT) announced their new season, starting with FAUST/US in February, original play First Fleet in July, before rounding off with a […]
The Page on Stage: An Interview with Lee Thean-Jeen, Lim Yu-Beng and Janice Koh (Seven Views of Redhill)
Following their last edition of The Page on Stage in July, this October, The Arts House continues their streak of successful stage adaptations of local literary short stories with their third […]
Preview: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020 – My Country and My People
What truly unites a people or a country, and how do we achieve this? Can union only come at the expense of excluding others? How much of it is embedded […]
In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Parabolic Theatre’s Crisis? What Crisis at The Colab Factory (Preview)
LONDON – Taking audiences back to 1979 when Britain was on the brink of political collapse for the second time in a decade, Parabolic Theatre’s thrilling live-action board game Crisis? What […]
Preview: Lim Boon Keng – The Musical by Musical Theatre Limited
“In a century torn by war, one man’s integrity burns like a flame.” This year, coinciding with the Bicentennial, Musical Theatre Limited presents a brand new musical – the first-ever […]
Review: Esplanade’s Octoburst! 2019 – Tailor Made, Cerita Anak and A Ladder To The Stars
Fun-filled weekend out for the whole family. Children’s theatre is often one of the most overlooked genres of performing arts by adults. Much more than just a means to keep […]
Preview: Blue Elephant Theatre’s Winter Season 2019
LONDON – Blue Elephant Theatre is brewing up a storm for its winter season, with stories and shows at the intimate Camberwell venue grappling with big questions and themes, whether performed […]
Arts of the UK 2019: New Old Friends’ Swiss Family Robinson at The Core at Corby Cube (Preview)
LONDON – Award-winning comedy theatre company New Old Friends brings a brand new adaptation of the classic children’s story, Swiss Family Robinson, to the stage for Christmas 2019. Directed by James Farrell, […]
Review: Urinetown by Pangdemonium
Piss-perfect performance to round off Pangdemonium’s 2019 season. If Les Miserables was the musical that brought the romance to revolution, then Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’ Urinetown is almost certainly the one that […]
In London’s (Off) West End 2019: i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) at The Bunker (Preview)
LONDON – After 22 years, pulled in different directions by two cultures and coming to terms with her mother’s abandonment, EJ prepares to meet the woman who left her and […]
In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Hurricane Diaries by Amanda Vilanova & Oliver Hamilton (Preview)
“I assume ya’ll are interested in history… if not, I’ll try and give you as a brief history of Puerto Rico as I can muster….” LONDON – Victoria is from Puerto […]
Preview: Dear Elena (青春禁忌游戏) by Nine Years Theatre
Nine Years Theatre returns this October for their third and final production of the year. Following the premiere of brand new play First Fleet in July, the company returns to their […]
In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Dutchman by Outer Gaea Company and Théâtre Libre (Preview)
LONDON – Drawing tense parallels between Black Lives Matter and the Civil Rights Movement, Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman asks how much change, if any, has occurred? Dutchman challenges the progress of […]
