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Beaming a light on human absurdity
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 10/08/2017
» The latest adaptation effort by playwright-director Parnrut Kritchanchai revolves around the Moon, or rather, around five lonesome souls one Full-Moon night. It is also Parnrut's continued exploration of the melodrama genre in all its manifestations.
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Transmitting human angst
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 01/03/2018
» Second time's a charm for Fullfat Theatre at Warehouse 30. The company returns to the space that had dwarfed and overwhelmed the troupe's first play [Co/exist] with its sheer size and uninsulated high ceiling. With the new play, Taxiradio, playwright-director and Fullfat co-founder Nophand Boonyai has successfully tamed the rugged space to achieve not only live performance suitability, but also intimacy.
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The 'scene', in all its glory
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 28/12/2017
» It was a busy year for Thai theatre. Life highlights a few trends and picks the best productions of 2017
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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).
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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
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The ambiguity that obscures
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 16/02/2017
» One of my favourite poets, Billy Collins, said once: "I think clarity is the real risk in poetry because you are exposed. You're out in the open field. You're actually saying things that are comprehensible, and it's easy to criticise something you can understand."
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Best of 2014
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 29/12/2014
» Theatregoers have never been this busy. But more importantly, theatre artists are defying censorship and categorisation. Here are my top picks of this year.
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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.
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Foetus' dark dreams
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 14/08/2014
» When it comes to dance, it's difficult to tear the focus away from the body, especially when there's a heavily pregnant performer onstage. Yet Bo Kittiphon's latest butoh creation, A Fetus' Dream, co-directed by Grisana Punpeng, also journeys beyond the physicality and into places we seldom associate with motherhood.
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Playhouse politics
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 16/01/2014
» As Thai politics heat up on the streets and social media, the act of seeing people in the flesh has never felt more important. For many hours a day, we are glued to our phones and computer screens. People _ friends, acquaintances, colleagues _ are soon reduced to opinions on a single subject.
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