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The Art Scene’s Movers and Shakers: Theatreworks Curators Academy

    The inaugural Theatreworks Curators Academy comes to a close for now, with plenty of food for thought. SINGAPORE – Even as new SIFA Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani steps up to the plate for a new era of the festival, his immediate predecessor still certainly has plenty on his plate, as Ong Keng Sen heralds an all new programme of his own: the inaugural … Continue reading The Art Scene’s Movers and Shakers: Theatreworks Curators Academy

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Review: The Page on Stage – A Performance of Words from the stories of Baratham, Cheong, Jeyaretnam and Tay

There’s magic in words as Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai and Jun Vinh Teoh bring to life classic characters from beloved stories from the 90s.  There are some books you read as you’re growing up that you never forget. For producer Tan Kheng Hua, they include works from 90s writers Gopal Baratham, Colin Cheong, Philip Jeyaretnam and Simon Tay, all of whom are proudly showcased in The Page … Continue reading Review: The Page on Stage – A Performance of Words from the stories of Baratham, Cheong, Jeyaretnam and Tay

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Review: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

Theatreworks’ twentieth edition of the annual 24-Hour Playwriting Competiton was held at a farm commune out in Lorong Chencharu. So it makes complete sense that one of its winners, first time competition participant Christopher Chee, would make full use of the setting for inspiration for his play The Good Farmer.  The Good Farmer’s entire plot revolves around the competition’s first prompt, where participants were tasked to open … Continue reading Review: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

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Preview: The Page on Stage – A Performance of Words from the stories of Baratham, Cheong, Jeyaretnam and Tay

Tan Kheng Hua is a busy woman – she’s performing in Pangdemonium’s The Father , while still hard at work on producing a new show at The Arts House’s inaugural Textures literary festival. Directed by Brendon Fernandez, The Page On Stage features actors Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai and Jun Vinh Teoh performing stories from some of Singapore’s best known writers from the 90s. Watch the words of Gopal Baratham, Colin Cheong, Philip Jeyaretnam … Continue reading Preview: The Page on Stage – A Performance of Words from the stories of Baratham, Cheong, Jeyaretnam and Tay

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Preview: Potong by Teater Ekamatra

As they celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year, Teater Ekamatra bursts into 2018 with a brand new show this March. Written by Jonny Jon Jon and directed by Irfan Kasban, Teater Ekamatra presents Potong.  Potong follows the familiar coming of age story as a a boy goes on a rite of passage every Singaporean son does – National Service. But for the Australian born Adam, Singapore is a … Continue reading Preview: Potong by Teater Ekamatra

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Interview, KC Arts Centre, Kids, Preview, Singapore, SRT, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

An Interview with the Cast of The Little Company’s The Nightingale

SRT’s The Little Company is proud to present The Nightingale as it returns this March! Playing to rave reviews back in 2014, this restaging of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale of a bird and her best friend will feature a brand new cast, along with the same hit script by Mike Kenny and catchy songs by Ruth Ling that made the previous version go over so well. … Continue reading An Interview with the Cast of The Little Company’s The Nightingale

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Huayi 2018: Einstein In The Carpark (爱因与斯坦) by Emergency Stairs (Review)

Liu Xiaoyi, in his director’s message for Einstein in the Carpark, poses to the late renowned theoretical physicist Albert Einstein a litany of 33 questions, among them such pithy existential ones as: “What do you think is the most important question of all?” “How do I find simplicity in confusion?” “Why do so many people know you, but so few people understand you?” This thought … Continue reading Huayi 2018: Einstein In The Carpark (爱因与斯坦) by Emergency Stairs (Review)

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Preview: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

At Theatreworks’ 20th 24-Hour Playwriting Competition, aspiring playwrights were sent to a farm community in the middle of Lorong Chencharu last September to bang out a full script over a day. And from that competition, one winner’s play from the Open Category is about to be adapted into a full production – NUS sociology student Christopher Chee with The Good Farmer.  The Good Farmer starts off with … Continue reading Preview: The Good Farmer by Theatreworks

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Review: The Father by Pangdemonium!

Same same but different – Pangdemonium’s The Father is a terrifying take on dementia as seen through one man’s eyes.  Florian Zeller’s The Father is a difficult play to watch. Not necessarily because it’s complicated (although it’ll certain leave you confused and terrified by the end), but because it’s a play that deals with the inevitable – growing old, and the very real possibility of encountering … Continue reading Review: The Father by Pangdemonium!

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Huayi 2018: Why We Chat? (聊斋) by Edward Lam Dance Theatre (Review)

Finding love in a hopeless place, with a side of ghosts, graves and a long list of ex-lovers. In Why We Chat?, director Edward Lam and writer Wong Wing Sze reimagine Pu Songling’s classic Strange Tales From A Chinese Studio (聊斋志异) for the times, taking inspiration from its supernatural themes and crafting an all new story about the contemporary horrors of feeling completely, utterly alone within the modern … Continue reading Huayi 2018: Why We Chat? (聊斋) by Edward Lam Dance Theatre (Review)

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