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A thrilling Thai musical
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 10/11/2023
» In contrast to the lengthy Thai three-hour musicals that often extend over two acts, theatregoers in Bangkok recently enjoyed a refreshing change with Thrill Me The Musical, a one-act musical that takes on life through redolent songs.
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Theatre of mix-up and mayhem
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 07/07/2023
» A revival can be a boon or a bane, but one can't predict whether the show can recreate the same magic with a new audience as it first did when staged decades ago. Fortunately, this is not the case for Dreambox's Oonlamaan Lung Baan Saithong (Chaos Behind The Golden Sand Mansion), which recently made a comeback after 18 years. The audience, who partook in its opening night last Friday to celebrate its 100th show, left the venue with beaming smiles.
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Theatres of politics
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 02/12/2020
» Last month was apparently a month of theatre politics. At the height of political unrest due to ongoing protests and gatherings, two university productions staged biographical plays and poetry-driven body movements. Meanwhile, the Bangkok Theatre Festival was also the host of political satires and parodies.
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Art of quarantine
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 21/04/2020
» What do artists do when they are locked down at home for self-protection during the Covid-19 pandemic? For those at the Dreambox troupe, the answer was to stage a star-studded short comedy earlier this month on a teleconferencing web-based tool, making it the first time in history that Thai theatre has been performed online.
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Something different
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 11/10/2019
» Two artists, both alike in dignity and talent, are in the heart of Bangkok where they tell their different stories in two small-scale yet thought-provoking productions stressing power play in Thai society. Both revive a once popular theatre venue, Saeng Arun Art & Culture Centre, located in the Sathon area.
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Long day's journey into night
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 29/08/2019
» When a producer announces a concept musical, we anticipate a production that offers something different: things like non-linear storytelling, plots secondary to presentation and some experimental context. Some might expect minimalism in presentation, few main characters, a small-scale ensemble. Think Hair, Cats, Chicago or Spring Awakening.
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Cloudy, with a chance of entertainment
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 04/07/2019
» The revival of any classic show comes with certain challenges. Inevitably, comparisons will be made to the original. And questions will also be made over the artistic choices.
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Family forever
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 23/11/2018
» A workaholic husband who just got laid off. A wife whose direct-sale career is soaring. Two teens devoting their time to friends and mobile phones. Here is the recipe for a broken home, and an ordinary-yet-spicy plot for Still On My Mind The Musical from director Takolkiat Viravan.
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Showtune songs and all that jazz
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 17/08/2018
» At first, it seemed like an unsuitable decision to stage a concert of Pia Douwes, a musical diva from Europe, at the Small Auditorium of Thailand Cultural Centre. But it turned out that the 300-pax space allowed the powerfully-lunged songstress to offer a cozy and intimate night, with a spice of musical variety.
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Classic Thai story and a triumphant musical feast
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 01/03/2018
» From folk tale to legend, from a royal play to a new musical, the century-old story of Phra Ruang has been recounted in different versions in Thai nationalistic narrative. The most recent version of the story is imagined as a show tune, evident that its virtue is still meaningful to contemporary Thais.
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