Author: Darren Tio
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Changi Prison Verses: The Last Poems from Death Row
A poetry collection written from the walls of Changi Prison’s death row is launched to a sombre crowd, but hope seeps through.
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An Intergenerational Review of Cempaka’s School of Rock
A local school’s production of an iconic rock musical performed is looked at by two theatre reviewers from different generations to rate the results.
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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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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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POLY (2025) @ DPAC 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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The Bee @ DPAC: 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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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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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?
