They say that the idea of a utopia falls dangerously close to a dystopia, where perfection often comes at a cost – that of total control, or the hiding of some deep dark truths from public view. Created in collaboration with students from the BA (Hons) in Performance Making programme at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, new show Less Than Half will explore that … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2023: An Interview with ‘Less Than Half’ co-director Adib Kosnan

The extraordinary overturn of the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code feels like a double-edged sword. On one hand, an age-old, colonial-era law which criminalises sex between consenting adult males has been abolished now and forever. On the other hand, a new amendment to the Constitution has been added to protect the definition of marriage as strictly between one man and one woman. … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2023: An Interview with ‘Never The Bride’ creators Rajkumar Thiagaras, Ryan Ang and Fadhil Daud

Over the course of the pandemic, how often have you felt impossibly alone? Even if you were staying with others, are the people you live with your ideal family, or given more options, would you rather be with a chosen family instead? And for the queer readers among you – what exactly is your definition of family? Written, performed and produced by Australian artist Noémie … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2023: An Interview with ‘Mother of Compost’ writer/performer Noémie Huttner-Koros