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Theater Review (NYC): The Picture of Dorian Gray
There's a reason Oscar Wilde wrote this story as a novel, not a play.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): 8 Women
Sing'theatre's engaging murder-mystery play boasts creative direction, atmospheric music and great physical comedy.
Read More »Interview: Neo Swee Lin and Julia Abueva of Sing’theatre’s 8 Women
The performers talk about their lives, craft, and this tantalizing murder mystery play.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): Marilyn – My Secret at Macha Theatre
Familiar incidents in the life of Marilyn Monroe are retold in this by-the-numbers comedy-drama.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Bacchae by Euripides at the Secret Theatre
Smart staging and physical comedy make this an accessible if grisly piece of ancient Greek theater for a modern audience.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): For Better or For Worse by Faith Ng
A portrait of an ugly marriage with no easy answers.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Mansai Nomura’s Macbeth at the Japan Society
A cast of five tells an intense, streamlined version of the Scottish play. In Japanese, but I hardly noticed.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): Venus in Fur by David Ives
SRT's Venus in Fur is thrilling, seductive, sexy, and well-acted by actress Steffanie Leigh.
Read More »Interview: Glen Goei and Ivan Heng of Wild Rice’s The Importance of Being Earnest
The director and the actor go beyond their production and theatre to answer some pertinent questions about life, love and the government.
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