Theatre in the world - City Nomads

City Nomads’ reviews on the best theatre productions in the world including comedy shows, ballet and local drama performances.

Theatre Review: Singapore Lyric Opera’s Carmen Is More Than Just A Femme Fatale

Femme fatale or feminist before her time? The titular heroine of Bizet’s Carmen once scandalised 19th-century audiences with her overt sexuality, which she flau... Read More...

Theatre Review: Aladdin, The Hit Broadway Musical at Sands Theatre Singapore

Even if you haven't watched the Disney animated classic (blasphemous, much?), you've probably seen the latest Aladdin live-action film with the outrageously-blu... Read More...

Theatre Review: Cirque Du Soleil Returns To Singapore With KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities

The circus has come to Singapore, but there are no scary clowns or tigers jumping through flaming hoops; or at least, not literally. Running from now to 18 Augu... Read More...

Theatre Review: Checkpoint Theatre’s Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner, SIFA 2019

As long as institutions have been in existence, there are always good people who are let down due to bureaucracy, politics, incompetence, or some other hodgepod... Read More...

Book Front Row Seats At These Theatre & Stage Productions In Singapore Happening July To December 2019

I don't know about you, but I'm a huge fan of live theatre shows. There's something about acting, dancing, and singing all encapsulated into a single performanc... Read More...

Theatre Review: Tadashi Suzuki’s Dionysus, SIFA 2019

Tadashi Suzuki’s production of Dionysus is by no means new, created in 1990 based on Euripedes’s The Bacchae. Suzuki himself, whose productions have garnered in... Read More...

Have A Fairy Good Time At ANDSOFORTH’s Instagrammable ’22 Stories’ in Singapore

For the most of us raised with fairytales and fables, the whimsical experience that is 22 Stories is a deep dive into your childhood by having you set foot into... Read More...

Theatre Review: The Phantom Of The Opera at Marina Bay Sands Will Leave You Spellbound

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux's haunting tale is one that doesn't need much introduction; it's the longest-running show on Broadway,... Read More...

7 Highlights To Catch At Singapore International Festival of Arts 2019

Can you believe it's been more than 40 years? The Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), which returns to the Civic District for its 42nd run this May... Read More...

Theatre Review: Matilda The Musical’s Singapore Show Is Revoltingly Good Fun

When I was reading Roald Dahl’s beloved Matilda almost 20 years ago, I wouldn’t have thought that I’d one day review a musical based on the book. Did I even kno... Read More...

Musical Review: The Book Of Mormon is Hard-Hitting and Funny As Hell (And It Might Even Come to Singapore)

Theatre Review: ANDSOFORTH’s Valhalla and The Chambers of Asgard

Theatre Review: Singlish Spice Makes Opera Nice In The Arts Place’s Don Pasquale

The Jugular Vein: The Haque Collective’s Dark Comedy Goes To Stage This Month

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