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★★★☆☆ Review: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

Ambitious project takes a leaf from the past and spotlights newer actors. In the making since 2018, The Singapore Trilogy marks one of The Second Breakfast Company’s (2BCo) most ambitious projects. Combining Robert Yeo’s plays Are You There, Singapore? (1974), One Year Back Home (1980) and Changi (1997) into a single 2.5 hour epic, the play traces the lives of two siblings and a close friend, … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

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★★★★☆ Review: The Sound Inside by Singapore Repertory Theatre

We’re only as alone as we want to be. If it’s one thing that the coronavirus lockdowns have made us realise, it’s that no man is an island, and human contact is a necessity. In The Sound Inside, the latest play by Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), playwright Adam Rapp takes that idea a step further, with how it is human contact that can spell the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Sound Inside by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts of Hong Kong 2021: A Winter Funeral by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

HONG KONG – A wedding clashes with a funeral. Should we make merry with the newlyweds, or pay respects to the dead? Israeli master playwright Hanoch Levin details the story of a family determined to throw a daughter’s wedding despite a funeral set on the same date. Throwing caution to the winds, they decide that the party must go on, traversing mountains and crossing the … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: A Winter Funeral by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

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SIFA 2021: Completing a Journey – An Interview with SIFA Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani

Gaurav Kripalani reflects on his final year as SIFA’s Festival Director and what lies ahead. 2020 has been a surprising year for many people. In the arts scene, the coronavirus pandemic halted most performances, and changed the way we experience live events as we know it. And for Gaurav Kripalani, what was meant to be his final year as Festival Director of the Singapore International … Continue reading SIFA 2021: Completing a Journey – An Interview with SIFA Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani

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Wild Rice announces four ‘epic journeys’ to be staged from April to August 2021

Wild Rice has announced a new slate of shows as part of its 2021 season. Crafted around deeply personal stories, each production promises to take audiences on thought-provoking journeys of growth and self-discovery. “At a time when we’ve all been grounded in Singapore by the pandemic, there is one place you can go that can take you on journeys which are at once epic and … Continue reading Wild Rice announces four ‘epic journeys’ to be staged from April to August 2021

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Review: Scott Silven – The Journey (HKAF 2021)

In life, it’s the journey we walk together, not the destination that matters. HONG KONG – In a time where travel has been all but eradicated, the need to find new ways of connection has become more important than ever. Seeking to tighten our emotional proximity, illusionist Scott Silven launches his new online show The Journey, and welcomes audiences into his home in Scotland from wherever in … Continue reading Review: Scott Silven – The Journey (HKAF 2021)

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Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2021

Even with a hiatus in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Singapore International Festival of Arts never truly left us, taking on a more experimental thrust with multiple digital events held as part of ‘v2.020‘, featuring both local and international artists. But come 2021, with live performances slowly but surely opening up again as the pandemic situation improves day by day, the festival is … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2021

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Preview: A Man Waiting For The Leaves To Fall by The Aesthetic Project

No dialogue. No actors. How does one stage a narrative driven by theatrical design choices and the camera? A man waiting for the leaves to fall is a new digital performative narration that chronicles the pivotal events in a man’s life. This 15 minute digital production explores the relationship of the film medium within a new theatre paradigm where theatrical design takes centerstage as characters. … Continue reading Preview: A Man Waiting For The Leaves To Fall by The Aesthetic Project

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★★★★☆ Review: First Fleet (2021) by Nine Years Theatre and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

Journey to a brave new world with the power of art.  While most often seen by the general public as a means for entertainment, we often forget about that the arts also has a therapeutic effects on both participant and audience, a theme that’s at the forefront of Nine Years Theatre’s (NYT) First Fleet, restaged at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre this week. Directed by … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: First Fleet (2021) by Nine Years Theatre and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

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Preview: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

Local theatre company The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo) ushers in their 2021 season with an exciting, ambitious project they’ve been working on for some time now: Robert Yeo’s The Singapore Trilogy. Slated to be staged in March at the Stamford Arts Centre Black Box, The Singapore Trilogy combines Robert Yeo’s Are You There, Singapore? (1974), One Year Back Home (1980) and Changi (1997) into a single production, each … Continue reading Preview: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

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