Archive - the intimate critic

“Air” by Drama Box

On the Orang Seletar, the stewardship of the sea—and the stewardship of stories.

Jul 17 •

August 2023

“Tender Submission” by Checkpoint Theatre

reflecting on a personal journey of lapsed faith through Lucas Ho’s quietly engrossing play about a marriage and a religion taken for granted

Aug 30, 2023 •

July 2023

pecinta layang-layang (kite lovers)

on kites, island tourism, and abundance

Jul 26, 2023 •

March 2023

“The Puppets Are Alright” by The Finger Players

and I know the outgoing artistic directors will be alright too

Mar 7, 2023 •

December 2022

Tattooing and the aesthetics of care

A short affective history of the artwork on my body—and how it has been received

Dec 10, 2022 •

May 2022

“harbor” by jee chan

to reach a grandmother, we must set sail

May 10, 2022 •

March 2022

“ANAK” by Very Shy Gurl

Trauma, abuse, and power struggles haunt us in different ways in this 30th-anniversary rewrite of Noor Effendy Ibrahim’s seminal “Anak Melayu”

Mar 25, 2022 •

December 2021

On gaming, “100% completion” and what it means to leave things unfinished

We take a left turn and wander through my favourite games of the past two years: Diablo III, Kingdom Rush, Hoa, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild…

Dec 28, 2021 •

June 2021

"Exile, Return, Exile Again": #THEATRE by Index

a collaboration with Gee Dock Convos!

Jun 29, 2021 •

March 2021

"Little Mournings" – The Finger Players

A puppet becomes its own maker in this moving finale to the inaugural Maker's Project.

Mar 9, 2021 •

January 2020

"Nak Dara" – Hasyimah Harith (P7:1SMA)

Libidinal, heaving, muscly, fleshy bodies...

Jan 27, 2020 •

June 2019

"Displaced Persons' Welcome Dinner" by Checkpoint Theatre

Less about the displaced persons, more about the people who attempt to welcome them – and the murky ethical relationships they occupy.

Jun 5, 2019 •

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