Second chances just don’t happen. Playing as part of Toy Factory’s 2021 The Wright Stuff Festival, Lion is a play that deals with a smorgasbord of difficult topics. Written by Jedidiah Huang, the plot follows Yi Kai (Lim Wei Wen Wayne), a single, reformed party playboy jock, on the cusp of adopting the teenage Danial (Bryan Tee) as his son. But when his interviewer turns … Continue reading ★☆☆☆☆ Review: Lion by Toy Factory
Starting the family you want, against all odds. Being gay in Singapore has never been easy. From being unable to officially recognise same-sex partners, to incurring the ire of more conservative family members, there are times it’s simply easier to hide one’s sexuality for the sake of fitting in and staying discreet. However, for queer couples Jaime and Olivia (Eve Voigtlander and Deonn Yang), and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Straight Acting by Wild Rice
Over the last year, the topic of mental health has become more of a hot button issue than ever, with rising stress levels, and suicide rates on the rise, with suicide the leading cause of death for those aged 30 and below in Singapore. To address this issue, Drama Box resident artist Chng Yi Kai has decided to tackle the topic head on, with his … Continue reading Preview: With Time by Drama Box
In spite of the pandemic, local leading theatre company Wild Rice has pulled through and presented a robust 2021 season, presenting works from Pooja Nansi’s You Are Here, a re-run of Pam Oei’s Faghag, and their 2021 Young & Wild graduating show. Now, they’re ending off their 2021 season with the triumphant return of their annual year end musical, with the premiere of Momotaro and … Continue reading Wild Rice’s annual year end musical returns with ‘Momotaro and the Magnificent Peach’
This November, Base Entertainment presents Grains of Glory – The Best of Musicals, a brand new concert experience bringing together live sand artistry, singing and live violin performance. The production unites international sand artist Lawrence Koh, Soprano Moira Loh and acclaimed violinist Seah Huan Yuh, as they come together to present songs from the world’s best musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and … Continue reading Preview: Grains of Glory – The Best of Musicals by Base Entertainment Asia
Triumphant work that brings a bright spark to a dark time. Narratives about intense rivalries have always been ripe with dramatic potential, gripping audience members with the ways each tries to outdo the other, and the almost electrifying tension between them. But it takes a truly gifted playwright to spin those narratives beyond a feud, to lead audiences to think about the bigger conundrums of … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Electrify My World by Nine Years Theatre
Co-presented by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative since 2013, Both Sides, Now is an arts-based community engagement project exploring what it means to live well, and leave well. While they’ve taken a bit of a longer break over the COVID-19 period, the project returns for a brand new edition this November, this time targeting the Malay community with Mengukir Harapan. Mengukir Harapan, which translates to … Continue reading Preview: Both Sides, Now – Kata-Kata Kita Variety Show by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative
HONG KONG – If an ambiguous relationship appears outside your marriage, would you dare pursue it? In Auspicious, playwright Matthew Cheng pens a story about a married man and a married woman that is perhaps ephemeral, inspiring the audience to ponder the meaning of matrimony. The story of Ambiguous begins outside a kindergarten. Misunderstandings stemming from “stealing a peek” and a broken mobile phone draw middle-aged Chan … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Ambiguous by HKRep
A fledgling idea that needed more time in the incubator. From HG Wells’ The Time Machine to Doctor Who’s TARDIS, the idea of time travel has fascinated us for centuries. But the key idea that strings them all together, that motivates so many time travelers, is a single theme – regret, and the drive to change the past for the better. Kicking off Toy Factory’s … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: The Time Machine by Toy Factory
Following the success of 2020’s interactive horror-mystery theatrical gameplay Murder at Mandai Camp, Sight Lines Entertainment returns with a brand new digital murder mystery just in time for Halloween. From Mandai Camp, the team goes East as they tackle one of the most haunted places in Singapore urban legend – Old Changi Hospital. Written by award-winning playwright Chong Tze Chien, Murder at Changi Hospital is … Continue reading Preview: Murder at Old Changi Hospital by Sight Lines Entertainment
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