I think one reason theatre appeals to me is that it is one of the last bastions of art that is still relatively unchanged by technology and social media. I mean this in the sense that social media has thus far still been unable to infiltrate into the theatre. Recorded music is so easily transferred [...]
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What I Like About Theatre
Sunday, 19 February, 2012
Review: “iChestnuts 15″
Wednesday, 11 January, 2012
Event: “iChestnuts 15″ by Stages Venut: Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Run: 5th Jan – 21st Jan 2012 A Good Ol’ Roasting It’s kinda amazing when you think about it – the “Chestnuts” spoof comedy franchise has lasted for 15 years, and on this 15th anniversary of the show, “iChestnuts 15″ goes the whole nine yards [...]
“I’m Not That Girl”
Saturday, 17 December, 2011
(From the musical “Wicked”) I’m Not That Girl Hands touch, eyes meet Sudden silence, sudden heat Hearts leap in a giddy whirl He could be that boy But I’m not that girl Don’t dream too far Don’t lose sight of who you are Don’t remember that rush of joy He could be that boy I’m [...]
Review: “Wicked” The Musical
Friday, 16 December, 2011
(photo credit: Andrew Ritchie) Event: “Wicked” the Broadway Musical Venue: Grand Theater at Marina Bay Sands Run: 6th Dec 2011 – 26th Feb 2012 Gravity Defied Arguably one of the best and most successful new book musicals in the last 10 years has finally made its way to our shores, and moors itself at the [...]
About Adeline Chia And K-Pop
Saturday, 10 December, 2011
Whatever happened to civility these days? I guess the “Adeline Chia vs K-Pop nation” saga needs no further introduction. Basically she penned a column in Life! on 8th Dec slamming the artificiality of the whole K-Pop industry, and naturally incurred the wrath of K-Pop nation. Her one single status update on her Facebook page (“SHINee [...]
Review: “Aladdin” by Wild Rice
Monday, 28 November, 2011
Event: “Aladdin” by W!ld Rice Venue: Drama Centre Theatre Run: 24th Nov – 17th Dec 2011 A Dazzling Place You Never Knew (All For Under $70) W!ld Rice’s big year-end production “Aladdin” sees Glen Goei directing this incredibly colourful extravaganza, with two of the biggest stars from Singapore’s pop music world headlining the show. This [...]
More On “Singapura, Lion City”
Monday, 17 October, 2011
More on the saga. To use a boxing analogy, last Monday Adeline Chia knocked the musical “Singapura, Lion City” down onto the canvas, and just as it was making its way back up to its feet again, today she delivered another brutal knockdown blow. If last Monday’s scathing review wasn’t enough to knock the show [...]
Multi-Disciplinary Artistry
Monday, 17 October, 2011
Lately I’ve been fascinated with the issue of multi-disciplinary artistry. I think it’s human nature to want to label a person as a “writer”, or a “musician”, or an “artist”, or a “photographer”. It’s human nature. We’d all like to think that every person is very good at one thing only, if he is good [...]
The “Singapura, Lion City” Debacle
Monday, 10 October, 2011
(NB: Even though this post is about a brand new Singapore musical, I choose to abstain from posting this on “Buttons in the Bread” because I feel it would be a tad inappropriate to post it there. You’ll see why soon enough.) Adeline Chia’s scathing review of the “Singapura, Lion City” musical, currently playing at [...]
What Happened After SISTIC’s Fine?
Wednesday, 10 August, 2011
I’m not sure if anyone remembers, but slightly more than a year ago, SISTIC was fined $989,000 for “infringing the Competition Act”. One year on, what I would dearly love to know is – what exactly has changed? Have there been subtle changes made to the way SISTIC operates and competes? If so, I would [...]
