Author: Darren Tio
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INTERVIEW | Joe Hasham: “Theatre Till the Day I Die, Which I Hope Isn’t Too Soon”
Playwright-director Joe Hasham and composer Wesley talk about the creative hurdles behind making God’s Waiting Room.
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REVIEW | Entourage: A murder-mystery, without the mystery
Jit Murad’s lost play stages a murder-mystery at the heart of KL’s party scene, but does his subversive storytelling survive its 20-year stagnancy?
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REVIEW | The Many Voices of a Single Instrument
LaguKu 3.0 gives young shigu drummers the opportunity to express their art in their own ways, with creative ideas and global influences
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REVIEW | The Slow Unravelling of the Absurd
Ian Skatu’s debut play is a brave and experimental absurdist work, but does it have a place within Malaysian theatre?
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REVIEW | Tallying Love and Heartache in Theatre
The trials and tribulations of a long-term Malaysian Chinese couple are explored in all its messy, complex, touching, and frustrating glory.
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REVIEW | Untellable Horror Told Masterfully!
Loh Kok Man’s The Bee has transcended language and culture to examine the darkest of humanity and how violence begets violence.
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REVIEW | A Triumph of Protest Theatre
Wild Rice’s ‘Accidental Death of an Activist’ adapts an Italian classic, but can it survive its Singapore-nisation?
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REVIEW | The Sisters Soong: Siblings On A Mission
The Sisters Soong take a brave new direction telling the story of the famous siblings, but is their irreverance to history their downfall?