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Theatre review

Theatre review

Nine Years Theatre finds menace and fun in flawed source material God Of Carnage

(From left) Mia Chee, Oon Shu An, Cavin Soh and Tay Kong Hui pummel one another in Yasmina Reza's God Of Carnage.
(From left) Mia Chee, Oon Shu An, Cavin Soh and Tay Kong Hui pummel one another in Yasmina Reza's God Of Carnage.

Theatre review

Sight Lines’ Lord Of The Flies turns cautionary tale into two hours of shouty theatrics

Sight Lines has adapted William Golding's classic work Lord Of The Flies for the stage.
Sight Lines has adapted William Golding's classic work Lord Of The Flies for the stage.

Theatre review

Force Majeure’s band of unfulfilled artist siblings aptly opens Pangdemonium’s finale season

London-based, Singapore-born playwright Stephanie Street's Force Majeure transposes Chekhov's Three Sisters (1901) into a story of privileged artist siblings withered by life in a cultural backwater amid profound global changes.
London-based, Singapore-born playwright Stephanie Street's Force Majeure transposes Chekhov's Three Sisters (1901) into a story of privileged artist siblings withered by life in a cultural backwater amid profound global changes.

Theatre review

Charmingly chaotic Tall Tales: Bananas & Ang Ku Kuehs tells weird and whimsical fables for adults

sftall08 - Bananas & Ang Ku Kueh is a collaboration between Oliver Chong of Singapore’s The Finger Players and Wang Chia-Ming of Taiwan’s Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group. 

CREDIT AND COPYRIGHT: CRISPIAN CHAN
sftall08 - Bananas & Ang Ku Kueh is a collaboration between Oliver Chong of Singapore’s The Finger Players and Wang Chia-Ming of Taiwan’s Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group. 

CREDIT AND COPYRIGHT: CRISPIAN CHAN

Concert review

No new insights into Monkey King myth in Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s Wukong experience

The puppets are a treat in economical storytelling.
The puppets are a treat in economical storytelling.

Theatre review

King Shih-chieh rules stage as a father suffering from dementia in Le Pere

Tian Shui (left) as Anna and King Shih-chieh as the father in Le Pere.
Tian Shui (left) as Anna and King Shih-chieh as the father in Le Pere.

Theatre review

Post-apocalyptic humanity burns brightly in stunning and near-perfect sci-fi theatre The Sun

Taiwanese company 4 Chairs Theatre ignites a classic Japanese fable of sun-fearing humans.
Taiwanese company 4 Chairs Theatre ignites a classic Japanese fable of sun-fearing humans.

Theatre review

Actress Jiang Shan shines as Empress Dowager in extravagant palace drama Deling And Cixi

Late Qing palace drama Deling And Cixi featuring actresses Lang Ling (left) and Jiang Shan (right) plays at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026 till Mar 1.
Late Qing palace drama Deling And Cixi featuring actresses Lang Ling (left) and Jiang Shan (right) plays at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026 till Mar 1.

Theatre review

Heartfelt and soulful LauZone explores the migrant experience through Babel’s tower of languages

Composer and singer Anna Lo with performer Rick Lau in LauZone, part of the Esplanade's Huayi festival.
Composer and singer Anna Lo with performer Rick Lau in LauZone, part of the Esplanade's Huayi festival.

Theatre review

Sofie Buligis addresses Malay identity in one-woman show Celup

Sofie Buligis asks what it means to be Malay.
Sofie Buligis asks what it means to be Malay.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.