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Soundbite: Shafeeq Shajahan

#Bollywood meets #cabaret at the #SohoRising Festival @sohotheatre 🎭🎊 Malaysian theatre-maker Shafeeq Shajahan talks to Peter about "Shafeeq Shajahan: Satyam Shivam Sundaram", an electric cabaret show and a journey into his life as a Muslim queer…

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M1 Singapore Fringe Festival: Oo-Woo

“Oo-woo” emerges as a poignant exploration of familial ties & caregiving. Penned by Raimi Safari & directed by Mohd Fared Jainal, the play encourages introspection about caring for an elderly family member with dementia…

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M1 Singapore Fringe Festival: SAME SAME

Taking cues from the silent film genius Buster Keaton, known for his wonderfully disastrous physical comedy and deadpan humour, “SAME SAME” takes the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival’s spotlight to explore the mundanity and absurdity of life…

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Spotlight on Good Women Arts: THE GOOD WOMEN

Let’s hear it for Good Women Arts 🥳, a theatre company founded by Faith McCune, Lena Liedl, and Sophie Marsden during their days at East 15 Acting School. Since its inception, this company has been on a mission: to bring women’s voices to the stage…

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M1 Singapore Fringe Festival: THOM PAIN (based on nothing)

A play that probes the significance of what we often dismiss as trivial in our daily lives, Will Eno’s “THOM PAIN (based on nothing)” promises an insightful exploration of the ordinary through theatre & dance at M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. Directed by Edith Podesta & choreographed by Yarra Ileto, this adaptation showcases dance & acting students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts…

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M1 Singapore Fringe Festival: Motherland

Experimentation meets interrogation in “Motherland”, a performance by interdisciplinary artist Noor Effendy, A.K.A. fendy. The narrative revolves around two soldiers deeply in love but torn by divergent loyalties. Set against the backdrop of socio-political turmoil, the piece blends together themes of both conflict & the erotic…

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M1 Singapore Fringe Festival: aMoratorium

Festival enthusiasts gather ’round! We’re kicking off 2024 with the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. Organised by The Necessary Stage & featuring artists from all over the world, #M1SFF runs from the 17-28th January 2024, boasting a unique lineup of socially-conscious theatre. First in line is “aMoratorium”, a dance theatre piece by choreographer J’Sun Howard that plunges deep into black male identity… 

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Documental Theatre: MARY AND THE MATRONS

Produced by Documental Theatre, “Mary and the Matrons” is a new musical whose first R&D sharing had multiple standing ovations this autumn at Exeter Northcott’s Barnfield. Inspired by the ground-breaking reports of Dr Mary Sheridan, a pioneer in the study of child development, the story revolves around Millie More, an ambitious teenager who aspires to become an astronaut…

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