2 Jun 2015: Pangdemonium’s latest offering gives a voice to the deaf community while keeping things funny and lighthearted ★★★★☆ Over the last couple of years, Pangdemonium has been building a reputation for being a company unafraid to stage plays that deal with difficult issues. But with English playwright Nina Raine’s award-winning play Tribes, the cast … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Tribes’ Review
18 May 2015: You can argue that all families are dysfunctional, but the one in Pangdemonium’s latest production, ‘Tribes’, might just take the cake. Gwen Pew meets the clan Christopher (played by Adrian Pang) Age 55 and proud of it Occupation Writer Personality People say I’m pompous, pretentious, prejudiced and basically a prat, but they’re just being … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: The Cast of ‘Tribes’
11 May 2015: Shakespeare in the Park returns for its seventh edition. Gwen Pew shares her thoughts on the production ★★★☆☆ The final rays of the sun fade into black. Moths, flies, bats and other creatures of the night emerge from the trees and flutter around spotlights. The odd pair of headlights blinks in the distance, … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘The Tempest’ Review
20 Apr 2015: It’s a play that’s adapted from an Alfred Hitchcock movie, which was in turn based on a 1915 novel by John Buchan. We are, of course, talking about the deliciously British farce that is The 39 Steps. This year is the centenary of the publication of the original book – yes, there is … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Paul Lucas
17 Apr 2015: Skinned Knee Production’s show takes us to some pretty dark, dirty places within the LGBT community, but Gwen Pew appreciates that it dared to go all the way ★★★★☆ We’ve been to our fair share of productions that claim they will shock, and be dark, and talk about taboo subjects. Most of them … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Ragnarok’ Review
15 Apr 2015: Wild Rice opens its 15th anniversary season with a play that challenges the inherent problem of society, but Gwen Pew is left disappointed by this watered-down adaptation of a great classic ★★★☆☆ Staged during our nation’s golden jubilee and ahead of our next general election, Wild Rice’s take on Public Enemy – first written by … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Public Enemy’ Review
6 Apr 2015: Back to the old school ‘I had a silly fight with my husband a while ago. He made an offhand remark like, “Why are you so stupid?” and I totally snapped. After I calmed down I thought about why I was so angry, and it occurred to me that I was carrying a … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Normal’
31 Mar 2015: The two ladies behind the Theatre Memories project tell Gwen Pew why now’s a good time to start documenting the shows on our stages Singapore’s theatre scene is celebrating the nation’s golden jubilee in a big way, and many companies are putting on plays or adopting themes that have a particularly strong local flavour. … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Theatre Memories’
Gwen Pew finds out more from Toy Factory’s founding artistic director, Goh Boon Teck, about what’s in store for the company’s 25th anniversary 2 Mar 2015: In 1990, an 18-year-old boy named Goh Boon Teck decided that he wanted to set up his own playground, a place where he can go and have fun every day. … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Titoudao’
Gwen Pew had bags of fun at Pangdemonium’s first play of the year, where she got to go on a six-week journey – condensed into 90 minutes – with a cast of colourful characters at a community centre acting class ★★★★☆ 6 Feb 2015: The last time we saw a Pangdemonium production, it was one that … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ Review
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