‘Predictor’ exemplifies how theater can tell stories, including true ones like this one, of the invention of the home pregnancy test, in ways that delight the senses and ignite the imagination.
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Theater Review (Singapore): The Emperor’s New Clothes by Wild Rice
Wild Rice's yearly pantomime is back! This time it's The Emperor's New Clothes, that will run at Wild Rice's Theatre, from 13th November to 21st December 2025.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘The Serangoon Gardens Techno Party of 1993’ from Wild Rice
16-year-old Candice (Coco Wang) is rebellious and out of control because she's fed up with her conservative mother – and the system.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Everything Is Here’ by Peggy Stafford – A Funny, Touching Look at Senior Living in the USA
A one-act that scrutinizes life in a senior-living facility in a warm-hearted, semi-surreal way. Smoothly and artfully staged and acted, it's as funny as it is touching.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Art’ with Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris
A modernist white canvas capsizes the equilibrium among three longtime friends. Is it art?
Read More »Rumplestiltskin: the Dark Alchemist of ‘Once Upon a Time’
Few characters in modern fantasy television have burned as brightly—or fallen as hard—as Once Upon a Time’s Rumplestiltskin. When the ABC fantasy series debuted in 2011, the show introduced a sorcerer so layered, so unpredictable, so alchemically compelling that he virtually redefined what a fairy-tale villain could be. Part of …
Read More »Theater Review: The Superb, Bittersweet ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’
'Two Strangers' lands with humor, poignance and immediacy thanks to the brilliant performances of Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire’ – Original But Confusing
'The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire' is Anne Washburn's original, poetic examination of a commune in Northern California whose members don't live up to their ideals.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Kyoto,’ Thrilling Theater at Lincoln Center
'Kyoto' reveals the insider battles during negotiations to eventually adopt the Kyoto Protocol to control greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More »Robin Hood: A Journey Through the Ages
Robin Hood has returned to our screens With a brand-new series from the streaming service MGM+. Once again, the arrows rain down from Sherwood Forest. This one is a grounded, origin-tilted retelling set in the tense years after the Norman Conquest. So what is it about the legend of Sir …
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