Review: Merdeka / 獨立 /சுதந்திரம் by W!ld Rice
Uncovering Singapore’s untold history we were never taught in school. ‘Merdeka’ is a Malay word that roughly translates to freedom or independence in English. To most Singaporeans, it’s also a […]
Review: Emily of Emerald Hill by W!ld Rice
A stellar performance from Ivan Heng at W!ld Rice’s new home. In many ways, Stella Kon’s Emily of Emerald Hill should be considered one of W!ld Rice’s most signature productions. Each time […]
#FreeYourMind: W!ld Rice Unveils Iconic New Home for Singapore Theatre
It’s been a long time coming, but at last, leading local theatre company W!ld Rice finally has a place to call home, truly. Located in the very heart of the […]
Review: Anything Can Happen/Something Must Happen by Young & W!ld
Theatre academia distilled into a metatheatrical production by way of Macbeth. Edith Podesta is one of our local theatre scene’s most exciting directors. Never one to simply present a straightforward […]
Preview: W!ld Rice’s Unveils House Warming Season To Open New Theatre At Funan
At long last, local theatre company W!ld Rice is throwing open to doors to their very own theatre as they announce the house open in their new home at the […]
Review: A $ingapore Carol by W!ld Rice
The Dickensian holiday classic gets a Singaporean twist There are few shows more quintessential to Christmas than Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, having received countless adaptations and stagings each holiday […]
A Very W!ld Rice Christmas: An Interview with Director Hossan Leong and The Cast of A $ingapore Carol
This holiday season, W!ld Rice is going full on with the Yuletide festivities as they power through into their final show of the season – their annual year-end pantomime. This […]
Preview: A $ingapore Carol by W!ld Rice
As is now Christmas tradition, after last year’s Mama White Snake, W!ld Rice returns for their 16th edition annual pantomime with perhaps the most appropriate new musical ever: A $ingapore Carol. […]
Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Review)
Torn down but not gone, the voices of Sungei Road live on in this piece of verbatim theatre. 10 July 2017. For most people, it was an ordinary day. But […]
Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Review)
The faghag is elevated to modern day superhero in Pam Oei’s hugely entertaining, big hearted origin story. On their own, ‘fag’ and ‘hag’ are pretty derogatory words. But as Singapore’s […]
Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Actress Prepares (Review)
An Actress Prepares confirms the one thing we all already knew – Siti K is without a doubt one of the best actresses in local theatre today. Siti Khalijah Zainal […]
Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Faghag (Preview)
Theatre is rife with gay men, and women who love them. And if there’s one person who’s out and proud to be a firm supporter of the rainbow cause, irresistibly […]
Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: An Actress Prepares (Preview)
Siti Khalijah Zainal is one of our favourite actresses to watch onstage, and has pretty much excelled in every one of the diverse roles she’s been in, whether comedic or […]
Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: One Metre Square – Voices From Sungei Road (Preview)
W!ld Rice is no stranger to verbatim theatre, having presented both the critically and commercially acclaimed plays Cooling Off Day and Cook A Pot of Curry. At the 2018 Singapore […]
Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: 招: When The Cold Wind Blows/G.F.E. (Review)
What does it mean to be a man? Two surreal Mandarin plays tackle the toxic mindset of masculinity about what it means to be a man today. Are you any […]
Singapore Theatre Festival 2018: Double Bill – G.F.E. / 招: When The Cold Wind Blows (Preview)
Amidst stories of the underdog and minorities, does the straight Chinese male have a story to tell in Singapore society? Two playwrights think so, and at the 2018 Singapore Theatre […]
