Philippe PangReview: Dear Dive (Dive, written by Laura Hayes, directed by Sim Yan Ying “YY”)Dear DIVE,Sep 30Sep 30
Philippe PangReview: And the Cats Dance by the Light (or “After Life”)Content warning: mentions of s*icide and references to statistics about s*icideMay 17May 17
Philippe PangReview: pass•ages, conceptualised & directed by Sim Yan Ying “YY” and written by Jean Tay (or…Photo: The Esplanade Co LtdApr 30Apr 30
Philippe PangReview: Hi, Can You Hear Me? by The Necessary Stage (or “heart.worm”)Two days after watching the third last show of the run, I waited at a traffic light with this question running through my mind:Apr 4Apr 4
Philippe PangReview: The Chair by ITI 2023 Graduating Cohort(Lights up. The stage is empty, save for THE NARRATOR who sits in a wooden armchair, which is throne-like in its bearing but perhaps not in…Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023
Philippe PangMono no aware (物の哀れ)The greatest approximation to the human condition, and indeed, that of the human soul, is, to me, the light of a star a million light years…Apr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023
Philippe PangReview: No Particular Order by Joel Tan, dir. Sim Yan Ying “YY”I dedicate this review to my friend, YY, who was a friend to me, through a time of contemplation, struggle, sometimes unseen grief, but…Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
Philippe PangReview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by ITI 2022 Graduating CohortDear Oberon, King of Shadows, and Titania, Faerie Queene,Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Philippe Pangalmost home (or “The Tale of Tiberius, Andal Gunther”)a work written after watching almost home by The Theatre PracticeSep 17, 2022Sep 17, 2022
Philippe PangReview: Selected Verses from in within over under beneath Therapy by Matter.less (or “I Sat”)(Preface: when I was asked to review this, I initially felt like my response to the show would have to be measured. Targeted. Each…Sep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022