visceral /ˈvɪs(ə)r(ə)l/ adjective: visceral relating to the viscera. relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect. (from Oxford Languages by Google) Unsurprisingly, it was the dramaturg of this particular show that impressed upon me one of the greatest truths that I believe help suspend my disbelief in the…

Warning: major spoilers ahead Disclaimer: the following introduction is completely fIctIoNaL and ARTistic and any resemblance to reality is purely cOiNcIdENtAL. [A plain, round, marble dining table. BROTHER 1 sits at the table, a pink box labelled “COVID-19 ANTIGEN RAPID TEST” on the cover lies open next to him on…

(Warning: major spoilers ahead) Grief. (I feel like I’ve already said this, and started a story, in this same way somewhere else, at some distant point in the past. I probably have.) It’s a hard thing to process, and I think we are constantly processing it, for it never truly…

*Warning: major spoilers ahead* I once asked the universe how it was possible to know someone, to connect with somone, to see the world of someone else through eyes, words and feelings alone. The answer? Love. Or maybe hope. Or maybe the faith, the belief, that threads of light like…

(warning: major spoilers ahead) Grief. It’s hard to know what that means for any one person. It’s hard to know what any one person feels for any specific emotion, really. Because we all experience them all so differently. There were times that I thought to myself, I don’t want to…

no, not the countertop in your kitchen, geez… I’m kidding. “IsLand Bar was part of the Week 4 programme of Septfest: In The Margins by The Substation, which recently met its end as announced by its Board on 2nd March. After nearly 30 years—” Ah, history, schmistory. You didn’t think…

*Warning: spoilers ahead* “…there is nothing black about Bugis Street, and this includes the MP for Bugis Street, MR ANG SIEW CHYE.” - Reginald Fernandez Dear Singapore Trilogy, You remind me of many things. You remind me of TS3235, Singapore English Language Theatre, the module I took where I first…

(warning: major spoilers ahead) Lawful Being a volunteer at Festivals like the Fringe accords you some benefits. Not all the time, though. I didn’t get to watch the show on its opening run but thankfully, the sole staff/volunteer seat within the theatre which housed its socially-distanced audience of 21 was…

The Mekar Programme was a panel of six artists who presented on their works-in-progress on Facebook Live which were developed as part of an ongoing mentorship process with the Bhumi Collective. …