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[Review] EDGES, The Musical

  EDGES, The Musical is the most recent slice of off-Broadway that has hit our shores. It’s not an easy piece of theatre to describe—if you are looking for narrative, then this is not it. If you are looking for classic Broadway musical, this is not it either. While EDGES could be conceived as many things—a musical, a song cycle, an anthology of coming of age stories – it is, above all, an optimistic confrontation of existence. Written as a song cycle by Benj Pasek and Justin Read more
Posted: 1 May, 2013 Theatre Shortlink
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Director Bruce Guthrie Talks Shakespeare

  The Singapore Repertory Theatre's (SRT) Shakespeare in the Park returns to Fort Canning this April with Othello, a gripping tale of ambition, treachery and murder. Othello is one of Shakespeare's finest tragedies believed to have been written around 1603. It is based on the Italian short story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Caption") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The play follows the Moor general Othello who makes an enemy of his ensign, Iago, when Read more
Posted: 11 April, 2013 Theatre Shortlink
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The Muse’s Picks: The Studios 2013

  The history of The Studios runs hand-in-hand with that of The Esplanade—it was set up a decade ago to house a regular season at the Esplanade Theatre Studios. From its inception, The Studios was conceived as a playground for artists, defined by the avant-garde nature of the productions staged each season. Today, The Studios has become one of Esplanade's signature programmes. This year, Esplanade's 10th installation of The Studio brings to audiences Future//Past: A season of Read more
Posted: 9 April, 2013 Theatre Shortlink
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Review: Gypsy, A Musical Fable by LASALLE

  LASALLE’s recent production of “Gypsy, A Musical Fable” featured the entire student body of the Musical Theatre programme at the school, along with students from Technical Theatre and Diploma in Performance. Directed by Tony Knight, with musical direction by Ben Kiley, and co-direction/choreography by Tony-nominee Nikki Snelson, the result was an impressive version of the musical that charted the rise of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee. The story is based on a book by Arthur Laurents, Read more
Posted: 2 April, 2013 Theatre Shortlink
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An Earnest Conversation with Ivan Heng

  The first rendition of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest by theatre company W!ld Rice in 2009 drew rave reviews and garnered several local theatre awards, including the much-coveted “Best Production of the Year”. This year, the formula will remain unchanged, with Glen Goei as Director, an all-male cast decked out in suits, and the ensemble comprising mostly the same actors from the 2009 rendition save for Lim Kay Siu as Reverend Canon Chasuble. Ivan Heng reprises his Read more
Posted: 24 March, 2013 Theatre Shortlink
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Faith in Marriage: For Better or For Worse

  Faith Ng’s immense interest in reading, writing and creating contemporary plays sprouted during her days as a NUS Theatre Studies undergraduate. The guidance of her then-lecturer, Huzir Sulaiman, as well as the support of her friends and family, have altogether fuelled her pursuit of cosmic possibilities within the realm of theatre practice. I've always been very introverted, but through theatre, I found a way to express myself and I discovered that there were actually people who Read more
Posted: 19 March, 2013 Everything, Theatre Shortlink
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The Bride Always Knocks Twice

  This month, The Theatre Practice will present The Bride Always Knocks Twice, a black comedy about a runaway bride who abruptly invades a mysterious holding room for women of various eras. The multilingual production will feature eight actresses and explore themes of gender, history and society. The Muse speaks to playwrights Jonathan Lim and Liu Xiaoyi about the upcoming show and the secret to good comedy writing. Tell us a little about yourself. Jonathan: I act, write, direct Read more
Posted: 11 March, 2013 Theatre Shortlink
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Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell

  Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, is an intimate portrait of the real-life captivating yet rogue English journalist. The audience is taken straight from their seats to Jeffrey’s favourite drinking haunt in Soho, where the journalist finds himself trapped overnight. The play affectionately chronicles a life of womanizing, alcohol and gambling as Jeffrey shares anecdotes from his life which will fascinate, shock and entice you into his world. A host of ex-wives, mistresses, fellow gamblers, Read more
Posted: 26 February, 2013 Theatre Shortlink
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Go See Eighteen Springs

  “...It was only a matter of some years. And the many things that happened in those years made them feel as if they have passaged through the cycle of life experiencing all the pain and bliss.” – Eileen Chang Based on Eileen Chang’s novel of the same title, Eighteen Springs is a gripping tale of star-crossed lovers set in Shanghai of the 1930s. The story follows the interwoven lives and ill-fated romance of seven people. The characters, tragic in their own ways, fall in and Read more
Posted: 19 February, 2013 Theatre Shortlink
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Fishnet Fantasy: Venus In Fur

  David Ives' Venus in Fur is a powerful and sharply-crafted play that has been described as “wildly intelligent and sometimes frightening" by Hilton Al of the New Yorker. The play introduces us to Vanda, an unusually talented but seemingly naïve young actress determined to land the lead in Thomas' new play, an adaptation from a novella by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, whose name inspired the term masochism. Vanda's emotionally charged audition for Thomas, the gifted but demanding playwright/director, Read more
Posted: 13 February, 2013 Theatre Shortlink