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Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Frago’ from Checkpoint Theatre and Lucas Ho
Ho's script shows that at the end of it all, grown men will still talk about sex and ladies as they did when they were horny teens.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ from W!ld Rice
W!ld Rice’s re-staging of the musical La Cage Aux Folles will be at the Victoria Theatre from 19 April to 13 May 2016. La Cage tells the tale of couple Albin (Ivan Heng) and George (Sean Ghazi). An aging star of the stage, Albin has been “mother” to George’s son …
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Hand to God’ by Robert Askins, from Singapore Repertory Theatre
This version of the Tony Award-winning comedy, directed by Guy Unsworth, stands out because of the comedic timing and naturalistic performances of most of the cast.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Tropicana’ by Haresh Sharma and Spare Room Productions
This new musical isn't perfect and its script and music could use some serious tweaking, but the set and costumes reflect the time period immaculately, the direction is creative, the singing is not bad and there are certainly moments of humour. Anyway, who said the '60s were perfect, after all?
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Detention Katong’ by Dream Academy
Some good moments stick out in this hit-and-miss musical about a girls' school.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): Wild Rice’s ‘Hotel’ by Alfian Sa’at and Marcia Vanderstraaten
These are exactly the types of Singapore stories that the world would be fascinated to watch: raw, real, riveting and resonant.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Les Misérables’
'Les Miz' proves a timeless musical, still with remarkable visual and aural splendor more than 30 years on.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘A Clockwork Orange’ by Anthony Burgess
Whilst this production does have very stylized dance moves and music, they don't make up for the old and tired themes, meandering plot, and off-putting Nadsat lingo.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ at Wild Rice
Wild Rice’s annual year-end pantomime is here, and this time the company explores The Emperor’s New Clothes, written by Joel Tan and directed by Pam Oei. The panto will play at the Drama Centre from 20th November to 12th December 2015. The Emperor’s New Clothes is based on the famous …
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