Dream Academy’s “Meenah and Cheenah”: Review
Oh, where to start? It was an evening of side splitting comedy, unfettered laughter, and altogether so much fun. Dream Academy's latest brainchild, Me…
Author: Deb
When not out trying new eats or exploring the arts scene around Singapore, you will likely find Deb somewhere in the great outdoors, trekking, biking, or hugging trees. She is also a huge bookworm and comic nut, especially partial to Calvin and Hobbes.
Review – Cinderella: A Fairly True Story
Whether you've read the European folk tale (also called 'The Little Glass Slipper') or caught one of Disney's multiple movies - the latest being the 2…
Cirque du Soleil – TOTEM: Review
Inspired by Darwinian evolution, Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM is a piece that captures man evolving from amphibian through to flight. While this attempted storyline is laudable and there is a sense of con…
The Stage Club’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo: Review
Rajiv Joseph's 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2010 and it's not hard to understand why. Through the lens of the pl…
Relive the Disco Era at Saturday Night Fever The Musical: Review
My, oh my, what a night. There was singing, and dancing, and more singing and dancing. Saturday Night Fever, the iconic disco-era musical which was a …
‘December Rains’ Review: Singapore’s First Original Mandarin Musical
December Rains is Singapore's first original Mandarin musical. Written by veteran songwriters Liang Wern Fook and Jimmy Ye, it was first staged in 1996, again in 2010 – starring Kit Chan – and it is o…
Lucy Prebble’s ‘The Effect’ Review
In The Effect, acclaimed British playwright Lucy Prebble, of 'Enron' and 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' fame, calls audiences to question our understan…
Peranakan Comfort Food at House of Peranakan Petit: Review
Hidden amidst the swathe of cafes and western-styled eateries in Tiong Bahru is House of Peranakan Petit, a four-month old restaurant (owned by a Pera…
Silences We Are Familiar With by T.H.E Dance Company: Review
What is love? Or loss? Feelings, emotions – tangible or intangible? Rational or irrational? Or frequently something in between? In Silences We Are Familiar With, T.H.E Dance Company has created a piec…
Glitz, Glamour, and Nostalgia at Great World Cabaret: Review
For someone born in the 80s, Great World Cabaret was quite an eye-opening glimpse into the Singapore of the 1950s and 60s – a throwback to a time when…