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Laughing through the grieving process
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 04/05/2017
» Before the house opened on Saturday night, Culture Collective Studio founder Loni Berry told the audience that although the play we were about to see, David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning Rabbit Hole, revolved around the death of a four-year-old boy, it was all right to laugh from time to time. And laugh we did.
Self-reflective play examines universal truths
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 30/03/2017
» Sineenadh Keitprapai and Thanaphon Accawatanyu, two generations of theatre artists, share stories of their dreams, homes and growing up and older in a touching, if not entirely satisfying, collaborative performance, Young Yao (Immature: Adult And Childish Sometimes).
Consumerist wasteland
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 16/03/2017
» How long do you have to walk from one 7-Eleven to another in Bangkok? Most Bangkokians would probably say: "Not very."
Pleasant comedy punctuated by absence of conflict
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 16/02/2017
» Nostalgia, comedy, a high school reunion, a minor family drama and some pop music accompaniment are indeed attractive ingredients of a story. And playwright-director Jaturachai Srichanwanpen's new play Teuk Khunying Ree (Madam Ree Building) is an undeniably sweet and enjoyable experience.
Swings and misses
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/12/2016
» These theatre newcomers close 2016 with daring productions. Even though some of the results were uneven, their desire to make meaningful and thought-provoking art is palpable
Redressing history
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 24/11/2016
» Two new plays have examined the notion of 'justice'. One digs into the political history of Chile and Thailand, the other takes us inside an American jury room
Raging bull of a festival
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 20/10/2016
» From Sept 26–30, I had the opportunity to attend the 50th Belgrade International Theatre Festival (BITEF). This year, the festival was held in conjunction with the 28th Congress of the International Association of Theatre Critics, a biannual event that gathers scholarly and journalistic theatre critics from around the world.
The joy of growing older
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 13/10/2016
» When middle age looms ever closer, every mistake, change and loss feels like it could seal your destiny and define your life. It's this sense of urgency and desperation that playwright and director Nophand Boonyai captures so well in his delightful new comedy Happy New Year, Mr. Smith.
Interpreting the Oct 6 atrocity
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 22/09/2016
» Theatre artists continue their commemorations of the upcoming 40th anniversary of the Oct 6, 1976, Thammasat University massacre. Last week, B-Floor Theatre director Teerawat Mulvilai rolled out Fundamental, another powerful dance theatre production that brings the shocking images captured by Neal Ulevich to life and into the present.
Impersonal charisma
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 16/09/2016
» Performer and director Ladda Kongdach of Crescent Moon Theatre has quietly impressed Bangkok theatregoers for a few years with her focused, subtle performances, often in supporting roles and sometimes playing several roles in the same production. In her latest work, Parallel [Between The Lines], her second solo show (and first full-length), the artist takes us into her parallel universe to explore the notion of self and another self.