Theatre review

Singapore International Festival of Arts attendance breaches 100,000, ticket sales jump 40 per cent

Automata: Crawling Under Tiger at Singapore International Festival of Arts 2026.

Theatre review

Promenade theatre work reflects Drama Box’s deep engagement with Pulau Ubin

In The Middle Of The Water is a promenade theatre work written by Kok Heng Leun and performed by Chng Xin Xuan.

Theatre review

Singapore singer Jacintha steps beyond comfort zone in Lush Life to mixed results

Lush Life is a biographical theatre work inspired by the life of jazz singer Jacintha Abisheganaden.

Theatre review

Lee Hye-young’s more muted Hedda Gabler takes some joy out of Ibsen

Hedda Gabler is played by South Korean actress Lee Hye-young.

Theatre review

Down syndrome actors deconstruct Hamlet and what makes good theatre or acting

Pervuian theatre company Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet takes vignettes from Shakespeare's play to deconstruct assumptions around good theatre and acting.

Theatre review

Sifa 2026: Festival Village productions a mixed bag for a mass audience

Jo Tan in Makan Culture, an interactive food-themed show that is part of the Festival Village programme in Sifa 2026.

Theatre review

Sifa 2026: Three-hour Lacrima is a slow burn about the fashion industry’s toll that finds its way into the gut

What is the human cost of a wedding dress? Lacrima stretches the limits of patience but comes with its own satisfaction.

Theatre review

Sifa 2026: Salesman之死 a bilingual ode to the translator who helps cultures talk to each other

Salesman之死 by Jeremy Tiang, directed by Danny Yeo

Theatre review

Inch Chua’s musical of AI boyfriend aims for the jugular – but misses

Inch Chua's one-woman musical sees her trying to build the perfect man.

Theatre review

Puppet stars in family-friendly stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s anti-bullying tale The BFG

The BFG first premiered at Stratford-upon-Avon.

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