Tag Archives: Singapore Theatre

The story of W!ld Rice’s Grandmother Tongue traces the relationship between Ah Mah (Jalyn Han) and her grandson Boon (Tan Shou Chen). Boon speaks mostly English and his grandmother converses only in Teochew (a Chinese dialect), hence they sometimes find it hard to communicate, and for the grandma – she …

This is a young man who is determined to play a meaningful part in Singapore's theatrical ecosystem, and has already proven he's on the right path to doing just that

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.

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 …

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.

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?

Some good moments stick out in this hit-and-miss musical about a girls' school.

These are exactly the types of Singapore stories that the world would be fascinated to watch: raw, real, riveting and resonant.

'Les Miz' proves a timeless musical, still with remarkable visual and aural splendor more than 30 years on.

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.