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Hong Kong 2019: Marriage by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (Preview)

HONG KONG – Every woman can pursue happiness with no regret. That’s the premise of quintuple Hong Kong Drama Award-winning play Marriage, by celebrated Japanese playwright Hashida Sugako, who other works have moved audiences all around the world. Marriage, originally a 1982 television drama before being adapted for the stage the following year, traces the path of women’s self-determination and how they overcome fate. In the Hanada family, a mother and her … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: Marriage by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (Preview)

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Arts, Books, Singapore

Preview: Textures 2019 – Love and Loss (And Some Things In Between) by The Arts House

After a successful first edition held in 2018, The Arts House’s Textures returns to fill Singaporeans’ weekend with words with a lineup of literary activities from 7th to 10th March. This time, the annual festival, co-commissioned by both The Arts House and #BuySinglit, takes on the theme of Love and Loss (and some things in between), focusing on how words can capture and decipher a spectrum of … Continue reading Preview: Textures 2019 – Love and Loss (And Some Things In Between) by The Arts House

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Preview: Goddesses of Words – Sarojini Naidu by Grace Kalaiselvi

You were the last one at the office. You were coming back home from a party. You were only 10 years old when it happened. He stared at you throughout your commute and followed you after. He was the friend taking you home. He was your uncle. He. You. You. The stories are many but no two are the same. Inspired by true narratives and … Continue reading Preview: Goddesses of Words – Sarojini Naidu by Grace Kalaiselvi

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Arts, Centre 42, Review, Singapore

Preview: Are You Game, Sau(dara)? by Centre 42 and Five Arts Centre

This March, Singapore’s Centre 42 and Malaysia’s Five Arts Centre unite to present a cross-Causeway double-bill in the form of Are You Game, Sau(dara)? Created by Singapore theatre company Bhumi Collective and Malaysian director Fasyali Fadzly,  Are You Game, Sau(dara)? will be co-presented Centre 42 (Singapore) and Five Arts Centre (Malaysia), in the first collaboration between the two companies, and performed at Kotak @ Five Arts Centre, Kuala Lumpur before heading … Continue reading Preview: Are You Game, Sau(dara)? by Centre 42 and Five Arts Centre

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SIFA 2019: Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fragments, First SIFA 2019 Show To Already Be All Sold Out

It’s been less than a day since the tickets for the 2019 edition of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) have been released, and some shows are already being snapped up like hotcakes. Of these, it is music performance Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fragments that has already been completed booked. The one night only performance was priced at $150 per ticket for a limited seating, and those lucky … Continue reading SIFA 2019: Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fragments, First SIFA 2019 Show To Already Be All Sold Out

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Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2019

In 2018, the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) saw the arrival of Gaurav Kripalani, taking on the mantle of Festival Director for the next three editions along with his capable team. Aiming to use this new edition of SIFA to act as the cornerstone and building blocks for future festivals to come, seeing an attendance of over 55,000 audience members, 84% of ticket sales … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2019

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Preview: Bette Davis on the Edge presented by Wag the Dog Theatre

While putting up the final touches before announcing their main stage production, Wag the Dog theatre begins 2019 as producers of the Asian premiere of Christine St. John’s Bette Davis on the Edge. In this one woman show, both written and performed by St. John, Bette Davis on the Edge takes audiences to the wee hours of October 31st 1962, a day rife with potential as motion … Continue reading Preview: Bette Davis on the Edge presented by Wag the Dog Theatre

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Review: Late Company by Pangdemonium

Emotional, poignant drama unfolds at the worst dinner ever.  Dinner parties can be absolute nightmares. But dinner parties aimed to make peace with the parents who bullied your son into suicide? Unthinkable. Such is the case for grieving parents Debora and Michael (Janice Koh and Edward Choy) in Late Company, who invite Tamara and Bill (Karen Tan and Adrian Pang), and their son Curtis (Xander … Continue reading Review: Late Company by Pangdemonium

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Huayi Festival 2019: The Way of Zhuang Zi (庄子兵法) by Story Works (Review)

Nerve wracking thriller of a play that keeps you guessing every step of the way. Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness. I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man. Of the many Chinese philosophers we grew up learning from our scholar of a Chinese teacher … Continue reading Huayi Festival 2019: The Way of Zhuang Zi (庄子兵法) by Story Works (Review)

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Review: The Transition Room by Toy Factory

Waiting rooms can feel like hell.  Over the years, purgatory onstage has taken a great many forms, from the horrific to the mundane. With Stanley Seah’s The Transition Room, the face of limbo takes an absurdist approach towards the middle ground, as we open with four characters finding themselves in a bare, abstract room, each dressed in shades of grey, with no memory or knowledge … Continue reading Review: The Transition Room by Toy Factory

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