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SIFA 2018: An Enemy of the People by Schaubühne Berlin (Review)

A contemporary version of Ibsen’s play effectively brings out its newfound urgency and relevance in our crazy, messed up modern world. Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People was initially considered one of his minor works in his lifetime. But in recent years, the play has seen an increasing number of stagings and new interpretations, and come to represent a disturbingly prescient rallying cry for the uncertain, messy … Continue reading SIFA 2018: An Enemy of the People by Schaubühne Berlin (Review)

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Opera, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., SOTA Studio Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Toy Factory

SIFA 2018: An Enemy of the People by Schaubühne Berlin (Preview)

An Enemy of the People is perhaps one of Henrik Ibsen’s most recognizable plays, following the tale of Dr Stockmann, a man who discovers that the drinking water in his spa town has been contaminated by industrial waste. A classic story of one against the mob, Stockmann finds himself under fire for attempting to reveal the inconvenient truth, and put the town’s  and the persecution he faces … Continue reading SIFA 2018: An Enemy of the People by Schaubühne Berlin (Preview)

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Arts, Drama Centre Black Box, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Wag the Dog Theatre: An Interview with the Cast of The Consultant

In a little over a week, co-op theatre group Wag The Dog returns to the scene with their second production. Following last year’s The Memory of Water, they’ll once again be heading back to the Drama Centre Black Box to present a rather different play – Heidi Schreck’s corporate comedy-drama The Consultant. First staged in 2014 in America, The Consultant is set during 2008, as colleagues attempt to survive … Continue reading Wag the Dog Theatre: An Interview with the Cast of The Consultant

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Arts, Concert, Experimental, Music, National Gallery, Review, SIFA 2018, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres, Victoria Theatre

SIFA 2018: Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (Review)

Afro-futurism is given a musical touch in a stirring work of speculative fiction. Toshi and Bernice Johnson Reagon’s Parable of the Sower is a genre defying work that, if it were to be summed up, would simply be a powerful musical adaptation of one of the most seminal works of Afro-futurism. Parable of the Sower was originally written as a novel by award-winning author Octavia E. Butler, and is … Continue reading SIFA 2018: Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (Review)

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Arts, Experimental, Review, Singapore

Review: Secret Theatre Project Singapore

A club night gone very very wrong. Richard Crawford’s Secret Theatre Project has made a bit of a name for itself ever since it began a couple of years ago, gaining a worldwide following. Playing to international audiences as it toured cities from London to New York to Hong Kong, the gimmick behind the project is simple – take a popular film (past projects have … Continue reading Review: Secret Theatre Project Singapore

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SIFA 2018: TAHA by Amer Hlehel (Review)

Deceptively simple, Amer Hlehel puts the power of words onstage with a tour de force performance as the eponymous Palestinian poet.  How does one go through countless losses and still come out an optimist? In the eyes and life of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali (1931-2011), one will find that it is completely possible. Directed by Amir Nizar Zuabi, TAHA is a show with a simple set-up – writer … Continue reading SIFA 2018: TAHA by Amer Hlehel (Review)

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

SIFA 2018: The Hidden by Kamini Ramachandran (Review)

Unearthing the stories hidden within this age-old monument.  As Singapore’s oldest Christian church, the Armenian Church is rife with the memory of travelers and people past, its very walls pulsating with a special kind of hidden power only afforded to the oldest of structures. With such a history behind it, it stands to reason that it makes for the perfect monument to stage something brimming … Continue reading SIFA 2018: The Hidden by Kamini Ramachandran (Review)

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Arts, Drama Centre Black Box, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Preview: The Consultant by Wag the Dog Theatre

After their 2017 production of Shelagh Stephenson’s family drama The Memory of Water, Wag the Dog returns in 2018 with their sophomore production, this time with Heidi Schreck’s corporate drama The Consultant. Set in a cutthroat office environment, colleagues at a small New York pharmaceutical advertising agency continue to draw their paychecks as the company grows smaller and smaller, no thanks to the 2008 economic collapse. … Continue reading Preview: The Consultant by Wag the Dog Theatre

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Opera, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., SOTA Studio Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Toy Factory

SIFA 2018: A Dream Under The Southern Bough – The Beginning by Toy Factory (Review)

原来只是一场梦。 Inspired by Tang Xian Zu’s 16th Century Kun Opera 《南柯记》, A Dream Under The Southern Bough – The Beginning marks the first part in a planned theatre trilogy that will be staged over the next few years, and the start of an incredibly ambitious project from Toy Factory. Adapting the opera for a contemporary audience, director Goh Boon Teck and script editor Zhu Xin Chen have in … Continue reading SIFA 2018: A Dream Under The Southern Bough – The Beginning by Toy Factory (Review)

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Voilah! 2018: So France, So Good

When Frederic Coiffe joined So France as executive chef one month ago, he noticed the many restaurants focusing on gastronomic, complicated cuisine, and had only one thing on his mind: to bring simple but authentic French food to Singapore. Only a month old, So France is located in the brand new Duo Galleria at Bugis, and was set up by a team of enthusiastic French … Continue reading Voilah! 2018: So France, So Good

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