Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. In Marvel’s WandaVision, superhero Vision utters the line “What is grief, if not love enduring?” Love, it seems, is both a blessing and a curse, ensuring that even as illogical as it seems, we want to press on and hold on to our beloved, even in the face of a seemingly endless barrage of conflicts. That then, … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan
Good chemistry can be hard to find. They say love can be hard to find in our modern times, and queer love, even harder. Heck, even just finding a good connection with someone can be nigh impossible, with the fleeting nature of dating apps and the culture of one-night stands that pervades the community. How then, do you behave when you finally get a chance … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Cyril & Michael by Bridging The Gap
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre’s most highly-anticipated production of the season is here, as Strindberg’s Road to Damascus arrives this September. Specially selected by HKRep Director Laureate Fredric Mao, who will direct this landmark masterpiece, this play also marks the first time the company presents Strindberg on stage. Road to Damascus is an iconic work charting the playwright’s creative transition from Naturalism to Expressionism. … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Strindberg’s ‘Road to Damascus’ by HKRep
Pandemic be damned, as local theatre giants Wild Rice’s latest batch of Young & Wild youth theatremakers get ready to present their graduation show this September. Directed by Young & Wild mentor and director Edith Podesta, the batch of 15 actors will be performing Love & Information at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre at Wild Rice’s home at Funan. Written by esteemed British playwright Caryl … Continue reading Preview: Love & Information by Young & Wild
Following on from their debut production in May, it seems that nothing, not even a pandemic, can stop Bored Whale Theatre, with their sophomore production arriving this September. Written and directed by Wisely Chow, An Audience with No One may sound like an absurdist play from its title alone, but in fact, takes on a far more supernatural slant. You know the vampire greats, from … Continue reading Preview: An Audience With No One by Bored Whale Theatre
Last leg of the journey. After being cancelled in the midst of the Heightened Alert phase, we were filled with disappointment that we would likely never catch the final instalment of 600 Highwaymen’s three-part show A Thousand Ways. But perhaps, rather miraculously, the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) pressed on, and somehow found a way to revive the show, allowing those who had started … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: A Thousand Ways Part III – An Assembly by 600 Highwaymen (SIFA 2021)
The Singapore Drama Educators Association (SDEA) announced the appointment of six newly elected Committee Members who will be responsible for leading the organisation for the next two years (2021 to 2023), with the mission to advance the profession of the drama/theatre educator and advocate for the practice and value of drama and theatre in Singapore. The election was done online via Zoom, through its Annual … Continue reading SDEA Announces Six New Committee Members for the New Term 2021 to 2023
Queer variety show sparks joy. With the evolution of T:>works going beyond pure theatre alone, their line-up of programmes has similarly undergone a transformation, welcoming new mediums and productions that refuse to be constrained by genre. And after seeing everything from visual art on display to digital anecdotes from the marginalised, we’re getting yet another new venture from the company – the variety show. Rounding … Continue reading Review: Cabaret Joy by T:>works
The word anamnesis refers to recollection, especially of a supposed previous existence, such as past lives. Memory then, becomes the central focus of this new play by Cheryl Charli Tan, with ANAMNESIS, as a couple grapples with their relationship with each other and their loved ones. Directed by Isaiah Christopher Lee, ANAMNESIS derives its name from Roland Barthes’ A Lover’s Discourse, and stars both Cheryl … Continue reading Preview: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan
Remembering and celebrating the Singaporean Tamil woman. What does it mean to be a Tamil woman in Singapore, if you do not know your own history? Directed by Grace Kalaiselvi, and co-written by Grace, Rajkumar Thiagaras and Vithya Subamaniam, Rasanai: An Invitation to Appreciate is a call to discover the cultures and traditions of Tamil women, lest they be forgotten to the sands of time. … Continue reading Review: Rasanai – An Invitation to Appreciate by T:>works
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