Singapore
Tembak Shots: “WOMAD Singapore’s 10th Anniversary”
My first WOMAD experience in Toronto, Canada in 1988 was a seminal experience – having…
The 60 Second Plug: Teater Ekamatra’s “Madu II”
Fast becoming Singapore’s most important playwright, the strength of Alfian Sa’at oeuvre lies in the…
Life is Beautiful
Twenty years ago in a small basement room in a school in Singapore there was…
Alien Nations
We learn something new everyday. I for example learnt that the new politically correct term…
Talk Is Action
There will be some among you who believe that talking about problems, about crises and…
The Merlion Spouts
Recently, I attended the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) as an invited writer. Objectivity is very…
Murder Most Foul (Can you smell the belacan?)
This is another whodunit for the big stage. Though it was presented to Singaporeans for…
Happy Divorce Anniversary!
On a stage with only four scaffolding structures and two foldable screens, four actors come…
Whose Film Is It Anyway?
The Fifth Asian Film Symposium and Inaugural Forum on Asian Cinema took place at Singapore’s…
The Lady Esplanade
I played at the Esplanade (Jan 14 – 16, 2005). For those who are clueless,…
What’s with Malays and Cats?
In the 80’s and early 90’s, both Malay as well as English programmes were screened…
Homo-patriotic
Heard of the pink dollar? It’s the latest trans-national currency. It’s not actually pink in…
Abusing Prisoners of Wars
Like prisoners of war, starved, feverish, I found myself drifting in and out of consciousness,…
Singaporean Couplings
On a makeshift tent by the Singapore River, Stella Kon took her place behind the…
Communal Menses
It would be parochial to insist that Singaporean theatre companies only produce plays by indigenous…
Buddha and Other Jet Setters
Singaporean director Ong Keng Sen is often accused of being wanky. As the founder of…