Category: Theatre – Scripted

NOTE: This review will contain light spoilers. Sorry, don’t look at me, I’m just crying in the Community Centre. Before We Slip Beneath the Sea is an immersive theatrical experience that plunges its audience right into the heart of not just an incident, but a community of people about to be displaced by the rising… Read more

Spring’s here and the buds are blooming. Trees, Bees, and Me! is a squeaky clean kids’ show by Horse With No Name that arrives just in time for the school holidays. It’s a charming, delightful tale-within-a-tale that brings out a lot of meaty themes for the children to chew on, such as grief, environmentalism, and… Read more

NOTE: This review will not contain spoilers Sometimes the arts are great because they showcase a myriad of talents that could have easily gone unearthed. Sometimes they resonate with you, putting into words all the things you sort of knew but never had the vocabulary to express. And sometimes, they offer a fresh perspective, something… Read more

NOTE: I have never seen Hamlet – Five Hours It’s very strange for me to have watched two Shakespeare plays in one week, both with wildly different approaches. Hamlet – One Hour, directed by Jo Marsh, is a futuristic dystopian take on the classic Shakesperean tragedy. The modernisation of the show is largely in its… Read more

I’ve seen a lot of attempts at making Shakespeare accessible to the modern era. Maybe they set it in a new country, maybe they retell it from a minor character’s perspective. There seems to be a consensus that the problem with Shakespeare is the language, and so people tend to shy away from the thous… Read more

CW: Illness, Suicide, Body Horror, Death, Swearing Note: This review will not contain spoilers. I have a friend. His name’s Sai and for as long as I’ve known him, he’s been in pain. I always admired his tenacity, and his ability to smile and be endlessly positive, and I made sure he knew that. I… Read more

Note: This review does not contain spoilers. Risk is inherent in anything we do. At any point, things can go wrong for any little thing. You could spill your tea walking over to the computer to write a review. You could accidentally blind a performer with a laser pointer they’ve given you pre-show. You could… Read more

At the core of any conflict, there is a fundamental rift in idealogies. Choosing to hold steadfast to your guns or to yield your position depends on your ego, and whether or not you end up friends at the end of it all depends on how much of it you’re willing to put aside. Only… Read more