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Theatre Review: Model citizens (by Zafar Anjum)
I’ve not seen all the plays that Director Alvin Tan and Playwright Haresh Sharma have done together in the last 20 years but amongst the ones that I have seen, “Model Citizens” is one of their best—honest, direct and biting.
5. Snapshot Bangalore, India – Monideepa Sahu
Leaving Bangalore on transfer, we returned and drove by the same street seven years later. Would I spot that hospital between new high rises and glass and aluminium store fronts of India’s fastest growing technology city?
Film review: Avatar by Zafar Anjum (S’pore)
In Avatar, Cameron has turned the focus of this terror inwards: he shows us a mirror in which we, the humans, are the terror for the lives of other planets.
The New Anthem: Interview with Ahmede Hussain (Bangladesh)
I don’t want to achieve anything through the anthology. I wanted to celebrate the diversity of the writing from the sub-continent and the book does exactly that.
4. Snapshot – Abuja, Nigeria – Tade Ipadeola
Snapshot, Abuja, Nigeria
From the heights of Zuma Rock, located in neighbouring Niger State or Aso Rock in the very heart of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria reads like a long, sprawling but sparsely ornamented poem. Abuja was not always the capital city of Nigeria, the baton changed from the first [...]
Interview: Jonathan Lim on Chestnuts Does Christmas: Like a Hard Candy Virgin
The brainchild of Jonathan Lim, Chestnuts is Singapore’s longest-running comedy sketch show. After 12 years of no-holds-barred comedy, Chestnuts returns to its birthplace – Jubilee Hall – for a special Xmas edition. This year, we talk to Lim about the humble beginnings of this show and the upcoming installment, Chestnuts Does Christmas: Like a Hard Candy Virgin.
The Long Walk Home: Interview with novelist Manreet Sodhi Someshwar (Hong Kong/India)
The Long Walk Home is the first fictional examination of the twentieth century history of Punjab and certainly the first one to deal with the Khalistan movement (in English language).
‘Format the story before you start writing it’: Mukul Deva
Indian thriller writer Mukul Deva’s first two novels, Lashkar and Salim Must Die, are bestsellers in India.
Theatre review: Sofaman by Zafar Anjum (Singapore)
In a way, the play recognizes the ills of life under capitalism.
Theatre Review: Hailing a Cabaret – Richard Lord
Despite all those mammoth speed bumps over the past year, globalisation continues to leap barriers. For instance, in mid-October, Broadway made its way to the more sedate side of Boat Quay, served up in a neat sampler of 18 tasty and easy-to-digest favourites from the Broadway back catalogue. This all took place at The Hall, [...]
